Vine

See also: Vīne, vine, viné, vině, and víně

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Vine, a website for this purpose, active from 2012 to 2016. Possibly from vine.

Noun

Vine (plural Vines)

1. (Internet slang, historical) A looping video clip of a few seconds in duration, frequently used on social media.
   • 2015 February 17, Jess Zimmerman, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Vine has become a weird tiny art form with its own conventions and trends and a robust community, none of which you will probably be able to keep up with if you aren't already, but at least we can appreciate the occasional Buzzfeed^[sic] roundup of Vines.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Vine

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Fountain County, Indiana, United States.

Anagrams

• nevi, veni-, Vien, vein