pfp

abbreviation or noun

plural pfps
: a digital image used to represent an online user (as on a social media platform) : an online profile picture
… shared a screenshot of all the celebrity friends with black and white profile pictures. In the caption, the fan wrote: "Taylor had got her friends to change their pfps to black and white …"Charlotte Smith

Word History

Etymology

profile picture

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pfp was in 2012

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“Pfp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pfp. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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