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   Hash·tag

   /ˈhaSHˌtaɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. a word or phrase preceded by a hash sign (#), used on social media websites and applications, especially Twitter, to identify digital content on a specific topic: "spammers often broadcast tweets with popular hashtags even if the tweet has nothing to do with them"
   • ▪ the hash or pound sign (#): "Hunt mistook an @ for a hashtag while tweeting derogatory thoughts about him"

   verb

   • 1. add a hashtag to (digital content) to identify it as concerning a specific topic: "the athlete hashtagged his post #luckyman"

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • H

     4

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • G

     2

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