hashtag

English

Etymology

From hash +‎ tag.

Noun

hashtag (plural hashtags)

Wikipedia

1. (Internet) A tag embedded in a message, consisting of a word within the message prefixed with a hash sign (#).
   • 2009, Paul McFedries, Pete Cashmore, Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets

     You can also search for a hashtag by typing a topic (without the #) in the search box and clicking Search.

   • 2009, Alistair Croll, Sean Power, Complete Web Monitoring

     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.

   • 2011, Rory Stewart, "Here we go again", London Review of Books, 33.VII:

     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.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: kardinaalteken (nl) n, hashtag (nl) m (informal)
• French: mot-dièse (fr) m

• Italian: cancelletto (it) m

Verb

hashtag (third-person singular simple present hashtags, present participle hashtagging, simple past and past participle hashtagged)

1. (transitive, Internet) To label (a message) with a hashtag.

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French

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aʃ.taɡ/

Noun

hashtag m (plural hashtags)

1. (Internet) hashtag

Synonyms

• mot-dièse

Derived terms

• hashtaguer

Related terms

• croisillon