nelfie

English

Etymology

Blend of nude +‎ selfie.

Noun

nelfie (plural nelfies)

1. (uncommon, informal, neologism) An image, especially a selfie, of a nude or nearly nude person posted to social media.
   • 2014 September 24, Chantal Waldholz, “Tallulah Willis Responds to Sister Rumer’s Sexy Photo Shoot by Posting Her Own Nude Instagram Photo Because Duh”, in Life & Style‎^[1], retrieved 8-29-2018:

     Before the young woman took the perfect mirror nelfie (nude mirror selfie, y’all), she made sure to have the right props and proper location.

   • 2015 August 15, Holly Carpenter, “Pregnant Kim’s only option was to post a nelfie”, in The Irish Sun‎^[2], retrieved 8-29-2018:

     Next to the nelfie (nude selfie, I just made that up, I wonder if it will catch on? Hopefully not), Kim wrote: “First they say I’m too skinny so I have to be faking it... Now they say I’m too big so I have to be faking it... SMH!

   • 2016 March 9, Bridgette Matjuda, “Sharon Osbourne Shares A Nelfie!”, in People‎^[3], archived from the original on 19 November 2020:

     63-year-old Sharon Osbourne bares it all – in the name of being inspired by Kim Kardashian’s nelfie (nude selfie) and her fans are loving it!

   • 2016 December 1, “‘Nelfie’ wants you to take a nude selfie for charity”, in Philanthropic People‎^[4], retrieved 8-29-2018:

     Here’s how it works. Participants take a “nelfie” (short for “nude selfie”) and post it on social media. Although that sounds absolutely terrifying, it’s actually not that bad.

   • 2019 February 17, Himanshi Dhawan, Ketaki Desai, “Is the nelfie the new good morning message?”, in The Times of India, New Delhi:

     Vikas, a freelance fashion photographer who regularly sexts and exchanges nelfies, says he takes them for his lover, who he doesn't see very often.

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