pic

Texted photo, informally

Pic is informal for picture, especially a photograph: I'll send you a pic.

The word thrives in digital contexts—profile pics, pics or it didn't happen.

It can also mean a movie, though this use is mostly confined to entertainment industry jargon: The studio greenlighted the pic.

photo

snapshot

Informal photograph taken quickly

click · shutter · lens · candid · filter · upload · post · share · tag · caption

portrait

headshot

Shoulders-up photograph

selfie · posed · subject · face · expression · close-up · studio · ID · passport · yearbook

image

graphic

Vividly detailed or visual

diagram · thumbnail · avatar · profile · banner · meme · screenshot · wallpaper · preview · attachment

scenery

landscape

Visible features of terrain

backdrop · view · nature · sunset · skyline · travel · vacation · destination · postcard · picturesque

slang

babe

Affectionate partner name

  • hottieSlang for attractive person
  • lookerAttractive person, slangily
  • stunnerPerson or thing overwhelming

knockout · beauty · cutie · dreamboat · catch · dime · fox · dish

Categories
Opposites
completeness/formality of term

picphotograph

Image from a camera

picture · photography · image · portrait · formal portrait

medium type

picvideo

Recorded moving imagery

film · movie · audio · sound recording · clip

representation vs. reality

picreality

What actually exists

real thing · live view · in person

Phrases
Family

pick, picture, pictures, depiction, pictorial, depicted, pics, depicts, pictograph

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G