Vine
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- United States
A surname.
proper noun
- 1
A surname.
- 2
An unincorporated community in Fountain County, Indiana, United States.
noun
- 1
A looping video clip of a few seconds in duration, frequently used on social media.
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
From the American short-form video hosting service Vine, active from 2012 to 2016, possibly from vine.
Forms
- plural
- Vines