Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈfeɪsbʊk/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈfɛjsbɵk/
Pronunciation notes
- British
- Southern
- Standard
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/ˈfeɪsbuːk/
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[ˈfeːsbuːk]
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/ˈfesbʉk/
Pronunciation notes
- Northern-Ireland
- Scotland
Proper noun
A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.
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Mia was just seeing a reel on Facebook that her friend had posted.
Google is one of several Big Tech firms that has made an aggressive push into gaming in recent years, along with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB).
Noun
A personal web profile on the social-networking site Facebook.
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You might have a Facebook. So do I. And so does my mom and my grandma and all of her friends. But you know who doesn’t have a Facebook? Your kid’s friends.
More examples (1)
'An intimate photo has been posted on your cloned Facebook page,' says Greg. 'What, of me in the nuddy?' Nick snorts a note of laughter. 'No, of you and a woman.' 'What woman? Show me,' he says holding his hand out.
Verb
To use the social-networking site Facebook.
Usage- Intransitive
- Related words
To send a message or leave a comment on Facebook.
Usage- Transitive
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Facebook me the details later.
More examples (2)
Corinthia’s bathroom was never discussed with the Lugo Memorial student body, but when it (the bathroom) materialized, it was Facebooked, Instagrammed, Tweeted, Foursquared, WordPressed, Tumblred, Snapchatted, and so thoroughly digitally disseminated that it was as if pictures of Rinna Buss’s breasts had been leaked.
One element of its national campaign around the November elections was the Clipboard Project, which took photographs of roughly 200 music and entertainment stars holding HeadCount’s Register to Vote clipboard. These images were then tweeted, Facebooked, and linked to the official Web site to be pinned, Tumblr’ed, recommended on Google, StumbleUpon’ed, shared on Digg or Reddit, or otherwise circulated.