Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hashtag

/ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: hash-tag
IPA: /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content.

noun

The hash sign itself, especially when used as part of a hashtag.

Informal

verb

To label (a message) with a hashtag.

Example Sentences

"I support the hash tag convention: http://tinyurl.com/2qttlb #hashtag #factoryjoe #twitter"
"You can also search for a hashtag by typing a topic (without the #) in the search box and clicking Search."
"While hashtags aren't formally part of Twitter, some clients, such as Tweetdeck, will persist hashtags across replies to create a sort of message threading."
"The planes are moving into position. The foreign ministers of minor Arab states are taking calls on their cell-phones from Western politicians. Twitter accounts explode around the Libyan hash-tag."
"I sound like a shitty mother and wife. Or at the very least an inadequate wife and ungrateful mother–which is in stark contrast to the image I try to portray on Instagram. Hashtag happy life. Hashtag beautiful family. Hashtag blessed."
"You're perpetually stoned, aren't you? Hashtag four twenty four seven."

Etymology

From earlier hash tag, from hash (sign) + tag. The hash sign # was initially proposed as tag hash by Chris Messina to create groups on Twitter, modeled after the IRC channel prefix. First published use as hash tag by Stowe Boyd in 2007.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hash
Suffix: tag

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hashtags (plural) hashtags (present, singular) hashtagging (participle, present) hashtagged (participle, past) hashtagged (past)

Derived Forms

bashtag blacktag cashtag hashflag hashtivism hashtaggable hashtagger

Questions

How do you pronounce hashtag?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/.
What does hashtag mean?: A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content.
Where does hashtag come from?: From earlier hash tag, from hash (sign) + tag. The hash sign # was initially proposed as tag hash by Chris Messina to create groups on Twitter, modeled after the IRC channel prefix. First published use as hash tag by Stowe Boyd in 2007.

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