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WhatsApp

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See also: whatsapp

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Blend of what's up +‎ app, coined as a trademark.

Proper noun

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WhatsApp

  1. An instant messaging service founded in 2009 and acquired by Facebook in 2014.
    • 2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Like many people, in the pandemic, my life digitized. My work shifted online; my friendships retreated onto FaceTime and WhatsApp; I used a dating app for the first time; I started doing online yoga.

Synonyms

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  • (abbreviation): (Hong Kong) WTS

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Noun

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WhatsApp (plural WhatsApps)

  1. A message sent by WhatsApp.

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Verb

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WhatsApp (third-person singular simple present WhatsApps, present participle WhatsApping, simple past and past participle WhatsApped)

  1. (transitive) To contact via WhatsApp.
  2. (transitive) To send via WhatsApp.
    • 2018, Alex Blasdel, “Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo”, in Guardian[2]:
      People often say pooping is taboo, but lately it seems more like a cultural fetish. There are poop emoji birthday parties for three-year-olds, people WhatsApping photos of their ordure to friends, TripAdvisor threads on how to avoid or avail yourself of squat toilets.

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Short for WhatsApp-Nachricht

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔt͡s(ʔ)ɛp/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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WhatsApp f (genitive WhatsApp, plural WhatsApps)

  1. (Internet) WhatsApp (message)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English WhatsApp.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.at͡ʃˈza.pi/ [ʊ.at͡ʃˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wat͡ʃˈza.pi/, /u.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/ [ʊ.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wa.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.at͡ʃˈza.pi/ [ʊ.at͡ʃˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wat͡ʃˈza.pi/

Proper noun

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WhatsApp m (invariable)

  1. WhatsApp
    Synonym: (Brazil) zap

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