Gif

//ɡɪf// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of GIF. alt-of

    "Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment."

  2. 2
    A bitmap image in a particular format with support for multiple images per file or animations, and up to 256 distinct colors per frame, including a fully transparent color.

    "I'll send you a GIF of the proposed logo."

  3. 3
    Alternative form of GIF. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    Any short video without audio, usually one which loops. Internet, broadly

    "Crying Dawson ruled the internet comment sections of the late ’00s and early ’10s. It’s “on the Mount Rushmore of GIFs,” says TV critic Sarah D. Bunting."

  5. 5
    Any short video, in a format directly supported by HTML5 (ie. GIF, MP4, WebM) Internet, broadly
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of GIF. alt-of
  2. 2
    To create a GIF file of; (inexact) to create a similar animated image file of.

    "He GIFed the highlights of the debate"

Example

More examples

"I watched the same GIF for about five minutes."

Etymology

Acronym of graphics interchange format.

Related phrases

reaction GIF

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