voicenote

English

Etymology

From voice +‎ note. Late 2010s. Widespread since the 2020s. Predated by a trade name VoiceNote (1990s) for voicemail software; that trade name was not widely used among the general public.

Noun

voicenote (plural voicenotes)

  1. An audio message, usually (1) in lieu of an SMS text message or (2) as a note to self in audio form.
    Hypernyms: note, message
    Coordinate term: voicemail
    Near-synonym: voice message (often synonymous)
    • 2020 March 22, Emily Heward, “Things to do when you're stuck in the house”, in Manchester Evening News‎[1]:
      To stop yourself feeling isolated, it's important to keep in touch with loved ones across the globe - schedule in Skype dates, set up new Whatsapp groups, send uplifting voicenotes.
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