Selfy

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of selfie. alt-of, alternative

    "The small business “brand,” like Mike's, is typically the small business founder, so pulling out a video camera and shooting a selfy can't be beat."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the phenomenological human sense of self.

    "While a bat, like even the lowly lobster, has a biological self, it has no selfy self to speak of — no Center of Narrative Gravity"

Example

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"The small business “brand,” like Mike's, is typically the small business founder, so pulling out a video camera and shooting a selfy can't be beat."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See selfie

Etymology 2

From self + -y.

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