English

Proper noun

Facebook

1. A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or "friends", exchange messages, and post updates.

Translations

Noun

Facebook

1. A personal web profile on the Facebook social-networking site.
   • 2015 March 27, “To the Well-Intentioned but Ignorant Parents of Teenagers.”, Kayla Nicole's Blog, at cutestpkever.wordpress.com:

     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

Facebook ‎(third-person singular simple present Facebooks, present participle Facebooking, simple past and past participle Facebooked)

1. (intransitive) To use the social-networking site Facebook.
2. (transitive) To send a message or leave a comment on Facebook.

   Facebook me the details later.

Translations

Derived terms

• facebooker
• Facebookland
• Facebooky

Related terms

• frape

German

Etymology

From English Facebook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːs.bʊk/, [ˈfeːs.b̥ʊk]
• Hyphenation: Face‧book

Proper noun

Facebook n ‎(genitive Facebooks, no plural)

1. Facebook

Usage notes

• Facebook is not normally used with an article; when one is used, it is the neuter article (see citations).

Declension

References

• Facebook in Duden online

Polish

Etymology

From English Facebook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛjzbuk/

Proper noun

Facebook m

1. Facebook

Declension

Synonyms

• fejs

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fejzˈbu.ki/, /ˌfej.siˈbu.ki/, /fejzˈbuk/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfejzbuk/, [ˈfejzβuk]

Proper noun

Facebook m

1. Facebook (a social-networking website)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfejsbuk/, [ˈfe̞jzβ̞uk]

Proper noun

Facebook m

1. Facebook (a social-networking website)

English

Noun

facebook ‎(plural facebooks)

1. A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals’ photographs and names.
2. A college publication distributed at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students get to know each other better.

   The shipment of facebooks will be distributed to the freshmen during orientation and move-in-week.

   • 2003, Steve Hofstetter, Student Body Shots: A Sarcastic Look at the Best 4-6 Years of Your Life

     There is no interests section in the facebook. You know why? No one wants to flip through a book to find out which girls play chess.

Derived terms

• Facebook

Translations

See also

• yearbook (traditionally published at the end of the academic year)

Verb

facebook ‎(third-person singular simple present facebooks, present participle facebooking, simple past and past participle facebooked)

1. Alternative form of Facebook

Related terms

• facebooker