WhatsApp

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word WhatsApp. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word WhatsApp, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say WhatsApp in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word WhatsApp you have here. The definition of the word WhatsApp will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofWhatsApp, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: whatsapp

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of what's up +‎ app, coined as a trademark.

Proper noun

WhatsApp

  1. An instant messaging service founded in 2009 and acquired by Facebook in 2014.
    • 2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times‎:
      Like many people, in the pandemic, my life digitized. My work shifted online; my friendships retreated onto FaceTime and WhatsApp; I used a dating app for the first time; I started doing online yoga.

Synonyms

  • (abbreviation): (Hong Kong) WTS

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

WhatsApp (plural WhatsApps)

  1. A message sent by WhatsApp.

Translations

Verb

WhatsApp (third-person singular simple present WhatsApps, present participle WhatsApping, simple past and past participle WhatsApped)

  1. (transitive) To contact via WhatsApp.
  2. (transitive) To send via WhatsApp.
    • 2018, Alex Blasdel, “Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo”, in Guardian‎:
      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.

Translations

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Short for WhatsApp-Nachricht

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔt͡s(ʔ)ɛp/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

WhatsApp f (genitive WhatsApp, plural WhatsApps)

  1. (Internet) WhatsApp (message)

Declension

Declension of WhatsApp
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die WhatsApp die WhatsApps
genitive einer der WhatsApp der WhatsApps
dative einer der WhatsApp den WhatsApps
accusative eine die WhatsApp die WhatsApps

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English WhatsApp.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.at͡ʃˈza.pi/ , (faster pronunciation) /wat͡ʃˈza.pi/, /u.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/ , (faster pronunciation) /wa.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.at͡ʃˈza.pi/ , (faster pronunciation) /wat͡ʃˈza.pi/

Proper noun

WhatsApp m (invariable)

  1. WhatsApp

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia