(slang) A close-up taken with the ultrawide lens of a smartphone camera, resulting in a distorted appearance.
I mean, every single place has lines round the corner, there’s young girls dressed in very fine threads everywhere, and they’re all stopping in the street and taking their pictures, raising a camera up high,” she says…
116. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfie#cite_ref-116 "Jump up")**Huang, Kalley (23 June 2022). ["The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie"](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/technology/0-5-selfie.html). _The New York Times_.
(slang) A close-up taken with the ultrawide lens of a smartphone camera, resulting in a distorted appearance.
0.5 selfie means (slang) A close-up taken with the ultrawide lens of a smartphone camera, resulting in a distorted appearance.. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
0.5 selfie means (slang) A close-up taken with the ultrawide lens of a smartphone camera, resulting in a distorted appearance.. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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A selfie, from the Korean portmanteau of self-camera. Idols post selcas on Weverse or Bubble; fans post selcas with concert outfits or photocard hauls.
(slang) A self-taken photograph of one's own buttocks.
(neologism, slang) A self-taken photograph of oneself while intoxicated.
(slang) A selfie taken while breastfeeding.
117. [↑](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%85%80%ED%94%84%EC%B9%B4%EB%A9%94%EB%9D%BC#cite_ref-117 "이동")Huang, Kalley (2022년 6월 23일). [“The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie”](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/technology/0-5-sel…
"0.5 selfie" is slang. It means: (slang) A close-up taken with the ultrawide lens of a smartphone camera, resulting in a distorted appearance.. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.
“I mean, every single place has lines round the corner, there’s young girls dressed in very fine threads everywhere, and they’re all stopping in the street and taking their pictures, raising a camera up high,” she says, holding her arm up as if taking an 0.5 selfie.”
“116. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfie#cite_ref-116 "Jump up")**Huang, Kalley (23 June 2022). ["The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie"](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/technology/0-5-selfie.html). _The New York Times_.”
“117. [↑](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%85%80%ED%94%84%EC%B9%B4%EB%A9%94%EB%9D%BC#cite_ref-117 "이동")Huang, Kalley (2022년 6월 23일). [“The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie”](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/technology/0-5-selfie.html). 《The New York Times》.”
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(informal, India) A smartphone-taken picture of oneself in a car.