- The term was originally used by people on social media websites, and started as a sort of fad. It then became commonplace in everyday language. Everyone from students to celebrities have started incorporated the “hashtag” into common speech.
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noun; zero derivation
A prefix which emphasizes the word after it.
Etymology : The term originated when San Francisco tech companies started using it to describe their products, and slowly entered its way into the language.
Source : “#laundry #detergent” (said by a weird guy in my college, 11/30/15)
Last modified: 7 December 2015