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There's an official term for group selfies now: 'usie'

People don’t care for it.

TODAY, AP BROKE the news that there is a term to describe group selfies now.

Group selfies get a name, but it's tricky to say it right: Usie (prounounced uss-ee, like fussy) http://t.co/gARPxrbd4N
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 30, 2014

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An usie. As in, “Hey lads, let’s take an usie!”

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AP also reports that there are other variations on the same word, including “twofie,” which describes a photo of two people and a “threefie,” which describes a photo of three people.

Although the term ‘usie’ has reportedly being in use since as far back as April 2013, it hasn’t really caught on and judging by some reactions to the AP story on Twitter, it seems unlikely to.

Or maybe it's just "a picture". RT @AP Group selfies get a name, but it's tricky to say it right: Usie (prounounced uss-ee, like fussy)
— Boo Radley (@ClauGasol) July 30, 2014

Boo Radley / Twitter

Oh gross. I just learned the term "usie", meaning a group selfie, and now I'm just annoyed.
— Kate Weiser (@kgweiser) July 30, 2014

Katie Granger / Twitter

If I hear you use "Usie", I'm going to put the fear of god into you.
— Marchioness of Craigmondeley (@cdgoldstein) July 30, 2014

Craig Goldstein / Twitter

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No. RT @AP: Group selfies get a name, but it's tricky to say it right: Usie (prounounced uss-ee, like fussy) http://t.co/oDjXc6i3XZ
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) July 30, 2014

Richard Chambers / Twitter

We’ll stick with group selfie for now, thanks.

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