"carfie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carfies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of car + selfie Etymology templates: {{blend|en|car|selfie}} Blend of car + selfie Head templates: {{en-noun}} carfie (plural carfies)
  1. (informal, India) A smartphone-taken picture of oneself in a car. Tags: India, informal Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-carfie-en-noun-q436adS2 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

Inflected forms

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