'Selfie' was first used on an Australian forum in 2002 — the '-ie' is typical Aussie diminutive slang.
A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media.
From 'self' + the Australian English diminutive suffix '-ie.' The earliest known use was in an Australian online forum in September 2002, by a user describing a photograph he had taken of himself. 'Self' comes from Old English 'self,' 'sylf,' from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from PIE *sel-bho- (one's own). The '-ie' suffix is characteristic of Australian English diminutives (barbie, arvo, brekkie). The diminutive suffix '-ie' giving 'selfie' follows Australian English patterns also seen in 'barbie' (barbecue) and 'brekkie' (breakfast
The first known use of 'selfie' was on an Australian internet forum on September 13, 2002. A user named 'Hopey' posted: 'I had a selfie taken of my face at a mate's 21st.' The '-ie' diminutive suffix is characteristically Australian (as in 'barbie' for barbecue, 'brekkie' for breakfast, 'arvo' for afternoon). The Oxford English Dictionary named 'selfie' its Word of the Year in 2013.