facepic
A facepic is internet slang for a photo showing someone's face — typically requested in online chats, forums, or dating platforms to verify that the person you're talking to looks how they claim.
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A facepic is internet slang for a photo showing someone's face — typically requested in online chats, forums, or dating platforms to verify that the person you're talking to looks how they claim. The term was common in early internet culture when sharing photos required deliberate effort, and asking for a facepic was a way to screen out catfishes before the word catfish was even coined. In modern swipe-based apps it's mostly obsolete, but the term survives in niche communities and older corners of the web.
She asked for a facepic before agreeing to meet, and she was right to — he'd been using a photo from ten years ago.
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(internet slang) A photograph of a person's face.
Facepic means: A photograph of a person's face.. It is internet-era slang, commonly seen on TikTok, Discord, Reddit or X. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
facepic means: A photograph of a person's face.. Register: very informal, internet slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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