hashtag
noun
hash·tag
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plural hashtags
Definition of hashtag
: a word or phrase preceded by the symbol # that classifies or categorizes the accompanying text (such as a tweet)
You know a thing is really a thing these days when it has its own hashtag. And there it was last week, trending on Twitter alongside #cincodemayo and #happymothersday: #umpshow, which sprang up in the wake of some shockingly bad umpiring over the first six weeks of the major league season.— Joe Sheehan It's also true that a popular hashtag can benefit important and worthy subjects, such as the recently kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.— Mark Leibovich
also
: the symbol # as used in a hashtag
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Examples of hashtag in a Sentence
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Hours later, the hashtag was trending in Hong Kong and the United States. — James Griffiths, CNN, "A #SupportMulan campaign kicks off in China after calls in Hong Kong to boycott the Disney film," 22 Aug. 2019 Since then, the hashtag has gone viral not just within the community of schoolteachers, but outside of it, as well. — NBC News, "Teachers are finding new ways to raise money for school supplies. Here are 6 ways to help.," 21 Aug. 2019 Hours later, the hashtag was trending in Hong Kong and the United States with 37,700 tweets posted at time of writing. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Hong Kong protesters call for ‘Mulan’ boycott after star went public in support of police," 16 Aug. 2019 The #VSCOgirl hashtag on Instagram is full of photos of girls who have embraced the aesthetic. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Who Are the VSCO Girls Taking Over Social Media?," 15 Aug. 2019 The most popular hashtag associated with the southernmost campus of the largest university system in the state was #uccs which was used in more than 43,086 Instagram posts, the analysis found. — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, "This university earns accolades as the most Instagrammed campus in Colorado," 14 Aug. 2019 The sentence, which came just a few months after the hashtag #MeToo began to spread virally on social media, immediately sparked nationwide protests, with women gathering on the streets of several cities on the same day. — Time, "Another 'Wolf Pack' Rape Case Is Reigniting Debate Over Spain's Controversial Sexual Assault Laws," 25 July 2019 Where are the hashtags dedicated to the simple and soulful dishes? — Illyanna Maisonet, SFChronicle.com, "An ode to the soulful magic of simple beans," 19 July 2019 In song after song, the singer and her agile rhythm section and backing vocalists demonstrated how #resist was in the Staples family vocabulary long before anyone knew what a hashtag was. — Jessi Roti, chicagotribune.com, "Pitchfork Music Fest 2019: 14 things we loved from a sweaty day 1," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hashtag.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hashtag
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hashtag
: a word or phrase that starts with the symbol # and that briefly indicates what a message (such as a tweet) is about