noun

• A device in the form of a rod on which a camera or smartphone may be mounted, enabling the person holding it to take a photograph of themselves from a greater distance than if holding the camera or smartphone in their hand.

  ‘some concert venues have banned selfie sticks over fears they block the view of the stage’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The singer captured his St. Barts vacation with the help of a selfie stick.’
  • ‘The biggest Christmas craze this year was undoubtedly the selfie stick, which ended up in half the population's stockings.’
  • ‘Then I saw at least three other people with selfie sticks.’
  • ‘The player was up to more of his social media antics yesterday as he brought out the selfie stick to snap his team-mates.’
  • ‘He posted a selfie stick snap of his amazing abs during show rehearsals.’
  • ‘A general rule we should probably all follow, only use selfie sticks if you and your friends are sober.’
  • ‘Selfie sticks make the process easier and the result more fetching.’
  • ‘Selfie sticks come in various colors, and you can use them with pretty much any smartphone.’
  • ‘You should see the selfie sticks all the tourists traipsing around Asia have these days.’
  • ‘A mate of mine gave me this selfie stick and we started using it on the night out.’