"hashtag" meaning in English

See hashtag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hashtag.wav [UK] Forms: hashtag [singular], hashtags [plural]
enPR: hăsh'tăg [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hashtag or # is used on social media to express a feeling or to show what the post relates to.
    Sense id: simple-hashtag-en-noun-mVdzs2Kr

Verb

IPA: /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hashtag.wav [UK] Forms: hashtag [canonical], hashtags [third-person, singular], hashtagged [past], hashtagged [past, participle], hashtagging [present, participle]
enPR: hăsh'tăg [US] Head templates: {{verb|hashtag|g}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you hashtag a message, you label it with a hashtag.
    Sense id: simple-hashtag-en-verb-wVMwoNAz
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