Vine
English
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file)
Etymology 1
From Vine, a website for this purpose, active from 2012 to 2016. Possibly from vine.
Noun
Vine (plural Vines)
- (Internet slang, historical) A looping video clip of a few seconds in duration, frequently used on social media.
- 2015 February 17, Jess Zimmerman, The Guardian[1]:
- Vine has become a weird tiny art form with its own conventions and trends and a robust community, none of which you will probably be able to keep up with if you aren't already, but at least we can appreciate the occasional Buzzfeed[sic] roundup of Vines.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Vine