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The term “selfie” is generally agreed to have first appeared in Australia in 2002 , in an online forum post where a user casually described a self‑portrait photo of himself as a “selfie.”

When did “selfie” appear?

• The earliest widely cited usage is from 13 September 2002 , in a post on an ABC Online (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) forum.

• The poster uploaded a picture of his injured face after a drunken fall and referred to the photo as a “selfie,” which is the earliest known written use of the word in this modern sense.

In what country did it originate?

• Multiple language and media sources trace the origin of the word “selfie” specifically to Australia.

• Linguists note that this fits a common pattern in Australian English of shortening words and adding “‑ie,” as in “brekkie” (breakfast) or “tinnie” (a can of beer).

Extra context: from slang to global buzzword

• After its niche forum usage in 2002, “selfie” slowly spread through blogs and early social media sites in the 2000s, but it did not become mainstream until the 2010s, helped by smartphones with front‑facing cameras.

• In 2013, Oxford Dictionaries named “selfie” its Word of the Year , cementing the term as a global part of everyday vocabulary.

So, to answer your question in one line:
The term “selfie” first appeared (as far as we know) in 2002 in Australia , in a casual online forum post describing a self‑portrait photograph.