See also: whatsapp
English
Alternative forms
- Whatsapp, whatsapp
Etymology
Blend of what's up + app, coined as a trademark.
Proper noun
- 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:
- 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.
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Synonyms
- (abbreviation): (Hong Kong) WTS
Derived terms
- WhatsApp University
Translations
messaging service
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Noun
WhatsApp (plural WhatsApps)
- A message sent by WhatsApp.
Translations
message
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Verb
WhatsApp (third-person singular simple present WhatsApps, present participle WhatsApping, simple past and past participle WhatsApped)
- (transitive) To contact via WhatsApp.
- (transitive) To send via WhatsApp.
- 2018, Alex Blasdel, Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo in Guardian:
- 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.
- 2018, Alex Blasdel, Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo in Guardian:
Translations
to contact via WhatsApp
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Short for WhatsApp-Nachricht
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔt͡s(ʔ)ɛp/
Audio (file)
Noun
WhatsApp f (genitive WhatsApp, plural WhatsApps)
- (Internet) WhatsApp (message)
Declension
Declension of WhatsApp [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | die | WhatsApps | |
genitive | einer | der | der | WhatsApps | |
dative | einer | der | den | WhatsApps | |
accusative | eine | die | die | WhatsApps |
Further reading
- “WhatsApp” in Duden online
- “WhatsApp” in Duden online