pic

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noun (1)

plural pics or pix ˈpiks How to pronounce pic (audio)
: the picador's lance

Examples of pic in a Sentence

Noun (1) a coworker handed around some vacation pics
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Noun
The stars-on-the-rise were spotted at country singer Tyler Childers’s concert at the Hollywood Bowl on June 10, and pics of their embrace found their way to gossip blog DeuxMoi. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 June 2025 Based on the franchise-spawning 1980s movie, pic is written by Macon Blair, Lloyd Kaufman and Joe Ritter, produced by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment, Alex Garcia, and Mary Parent of Legendary Pictures. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 June 2025 The image used for this story is the same one that Williams uses for his profile pic on Instagram. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025 There are pics of the pair kissing, clinking Champagne glasses, and taking a selfie with a digital camera. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pic

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for picture

Noun (2)

Spanish pica, from picar to prick

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pic was in 1884

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“Pic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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