pic
English meaning: Pic
Definition
A picture, especially a photographic image.
Example
“Send me a pic of the dress so I can see the colour.”
Another example: “She updated her profile pic with a photo from the beach.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An informal clipping of 'picture', meaning a photo or image ('post a pic', 'send me a pic'). Casual and conversational, common in texting and social media. Plural 'pics'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 20th-century informal shortening of 'picture', from Latin 'pictura' 'painting'.
Related Words
- pictor
- microchip
- eeprom
- pyrenees
- midi
- massif
- nore
- mips
- glock
- garde
Common Collocations
- post a pic
- send a pic
- profile pic
- quick pic
- cute pic
Word Forms
pic (n); pics
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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