The word 'selfie' was coined in the olden days (2002). A drunk guy took a blurry photo of himself and posted it on social media for people to see and boom, It was called a Selfie.
You must be wondering what social media platform he posted his photo in 2002. Well, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc weren't existing in 2002. Social media has a history dating back to the 1970s. 'Dr Karl Self-Service Science Forum' is the place the guy posted his selfie.
Before 2002, people were already taken photo of themselves but was not called selfie then. Selfie was awarded 'word of the year' in 2013 by Oxford Dictionary.
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