Standard Lemma guide

Snapchat

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK, US: /ˈsnæp.t͡ʃæt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S N AE1 P CH AE2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A mobile photo-messaging application, introduced in 2011.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: social media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Snap

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A user account on Snapchat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: social media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Snap

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: social media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Snap

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To send a message on Snapchat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, ditransitive, intransitive

Qualifier: social media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Snap

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of Snapchat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of snapshot + chat.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سْنَاب (snāb) — photo-messaging application
  • Hindi: स्नैपचैट (snaipcaiṭ) — photo-messaging application
  • Māori: Atapaki — photo-messaging application
  • Polish: Snapchat — photo-messaging application