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facebook¹
- /ˈfeɪsˌbʊk/
noun facebooks
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A reference book or electronic directory containing the photographs and names of various individuals.
He had gotten the call from the casino-a client who had recognized them from the facebook-and had flown down to the Bahamas to teach them a lesson.
Similar: mug book
- A college publication distributed at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students become acquainted with each other. The shipment of facebooks will be distributed to the freshmen during orientation and move-in-week.
verb facebooks · facebooking · facebooked
- Alternative letter-case form of Facebook A less subtle way of navigating the relationship between the public and the obscure is found in subtweeting or vaguebooking (vague facebooking), the art of posting elliptically about a social situation without naming names.
Facebook²
- /ˈfeɪsbʊk/ US, UK
- /ˈfɛjsbɵk/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈfeɪsbuːk/
- [ˈfeːsbuːk]
- /ˈfesbʉk/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
proper noun facebook
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A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.
Mia was just seeing a reel on Facebook that her friend had posted.
Similar: FB
noun Facebooks · facebook
- A personal web profile on the social-networking site Facebook. You might have a Facebook. So do I. And so does my mom and my grandma and all of her friends. But you know who doesn’t have a Facebook? Your kid’s friends.
verb Facebooks · Facebooking · Facebooked · facebook
- To use the social-networking site Facebook.
- To send a message or leave a comment on Facebook. Facebook me the details later.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: album, joke, site, factbook, catalogue, phonebook, address book, lookbook, deskbook, phone book, yearbook, mug book, field book, brag book, databook, reference book
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noun a reference book or electronic directory
| 中文 | 臉譜 /脸谱 liǎnpǔ |
|---|---|
| Français | trombinoscope |
noun a college publication
| Español | libro de caras |
|---|
name social-networking website
| Español | |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 페이스북 Peiseubuk, 페북 Pebuk |
| 日本語 | フェイスブック Feisubukku |
| 中文 | 臉書 /脸书 liǎnshū, 臉譜網 /脸谱网 liǎnpǔwǎng |
| हिन्दी | फ़ेसबुक fesbuk, फेसबुक phesbuk |
| Português | |
| Français | Fessebouc, Facebook |
| Deutsch | |
| Italiano | |
| Ελληνικά | φέισμπουκ féismpouk |
| Русский | Фе́йсбук Féjsbuk, Фейсбу́к Fejsbúk, Фэ́йсбук Fɛ́jsbuk, Фэйсбу́к Fɛjsbúk |
| Tiếng Việt | Phây-búc, Phây |
| العربية | فَيْس بُوك fays buk, فِيس بُوك fīs buk, فَيْسْبُوك faysbuk, فِيسْبُوك fīsbuk, فَايْسْبُوك faysbuk, فَايْسْبُوك faysbūk |
| עברית | פייסבוק |
verb use the social-networking site Facebook
| Español | facebookear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 用臉書 /用脸书 yòng liǎnshū |
| Deutsch | facebooken |
| العربية | فَسْبَكَ fasbaka |
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title = {facebook},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/facebook},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
