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WhatsApp¹
Where it comes from
Blend of what's up + app, coined as a trademark.
proper noun Whatsapp · whatsapp
-
An instant messaging service founded in 2009 and acquired by Facebook in 2014.
He spends half of his day chatting to people on WhatsApp.
Similar: WTS
noun WhatsApps · Whatsapp · whatsapp
- A message sent via WhatsApp. A WhatsApp buzzed through.
- An account or number on WhatsApp. Can I get your WhatsApp?
verb WhatsApps · WhatsApping · WhatsApped · Whatsapp · whatsapp
- To contact (someone) via WhatsApp.
- To send (something) via WhatsApp to (someone). 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.
whatsapp²
noun whatsapps
- Alternative letter-case form of WhatsApp
verb whatsapps · whatsapping · whatsapped
- Alternative letter-case form of WhatsApp
Whatsapp³
proper noun
- Nonstandard form of WhatsApp My reverie was broken with a Whatsapp message. It was Nandini, my cousin from Kolkata, asking how the conference had gone.
noun Whatsapps
- Nonstandard form of WhatsApp She looks at her phone and wonders if Devrat’s leaving her texts and Whatsapps and Facebook messages and Twitter favourites while she’s flying.
verb Whatsapps · Whatsapping · Whatsapped
- Nonstandard form of WhatsApp She then came and stood right in front of the humungous building, clicked a quick selfie, and Whatsapped the image to Ekansh with three kiss smileys.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: snapchat, facetime, wechat, wechatter, twitter, group chat, snap, instant messaging, messenger, tumblr, chat, instagram, discord, instant messenger, status, instant message
Translations
Every language
name messaging service
| 中文 | 瓦次艾普 wǎcì àipǔ, 瓦次普 wǎcìpǔ |
|---|---|
| Português | WhatsApp, Zap |
| Русский | ватсап vatsap |
| العربية | واتساب |
noun message
| Español | guasap, guásap, was, wasap, wásap, whatsapp |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 왓츠앱 watcheuaep |
| 日本語 | ワッツアップ wattsuappu |
| Português | |
| Deutsch | WhatsApp-Nachricht |
verb to contact via WhatsApp
| Español | guasapear, wasapear, whatsappear |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | whatsappen |
Talk about this word "whatsapp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whatsapp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whatsapp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whatsapp "whatsapp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whatsapp.Cite this
@misc{whatsapp_2026,
title = {whatsapp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whatsapp},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
