0.5 selfie

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Noun

0.5 selfie (plural 0.5 selfies)

  1. (slang) A close-up taken with the ultrawide lens of a smartphone camera, resulting in a distorted appearance.
    • 2022 July 3, Kalley Huang, “The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 July 2025:
      “All of a sudden, one day, everyone was taking 0.5 selfies,” she said.
      Wherever Gen Z gathers these days, a 0.5 selfie is almost bound to be taken, capturing the moment with random flattery — or comical lack thereof. The 0.5 selfies are showing up on Instagram, proliferating in group chats, becoming the talk of parties and often being snapped to chronicle the minutiae of daily life.
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