Snap Inc

[Snap]

Proper Noun

An American technology and social media company founded in 2011 and based in Venice, CA. It has 4 products: Snapchat, Spectacles, Bitmoji, and Zenly.

Snapstreak

[Snap-streek]

Proper Noun

This term applies when two Snapchat users send Snaps to each other for several consecutive days. The Snapstreak is reflected by a number next to the users’ names showing how long the streak has lasted.

Snapcode

[Snap-kohd]

Proper Noun

This is a code that allows Snapchat users to point their phone at another person’s Snapcode and add that person as a Snapchat contact.

Snapchat Trophies

[Snap-chat  Troh-fees]

Proper Noun

This is a Snapchat feature that rewards users with emoji trophies after completing Snapchat challenges and other activities.

Snapchat Story

[Snap-chat  Stoh-ree]

Proper Noun

This is a video or photo posted to your "stories" section of your Snapchat account that can be viewed by your Snapchat friends.

Snapchat Lenses

[Snap-chat   Lenzez]

Proper Noun

Animated masks that users can add to their Snapchat selfies.

Snapcash

[Snap-cash]

Proper Noun

Snapcash is a type of messaging service created by Snapchat that allows users to exchange money with others in their contact list.

Paid Replay

[Peyd  Ree-pley

Noun

On Snapchat, for the price of 99 cents, paid replays allow users the option to replay three Snaps of their choosing.

Live Stories

[Lahyv  Stoh-rees]

Noun

These are user-written stream of “stories” (Snaps) curated by the staff at SnapChat. Other users in the same location can contribute content to the story so that the story has a fuller community perspective.  

Geofilter

[Jee-oh-fil-ter]

Noun

This is a Snapchat feature that allows users to identify the geographic location where they currently are.

Discover (Snapchat)

Noun

[Dis-cuh-v r]

A feature on Snapchat that consists of a collection of hand-picked content provided by media partners (ex. CNN, ISPN, Food, etc.) to provide the latest and most interesting news and feature stories.