WHAT IS "SELFIE"?

It is a photo that is taken of oneself for the purpose of uploading it to social networking sites and image sharing websites, such as Facebook, Instagram, twitter, tuenti.....

To take a selfie, the arm is extended with the camera held backwards.

The selfie shows the person's arm is shown extended in front holding the camera or smartphone device.

"Selfie" has become the word of the year, announced the executive of the Oxford Dictionary in English, because their use has increased by 17,000 percent in the last year.

For example this photo: