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by mirkonasato 2505 days ago
But then again the "self" prefix means doing it to yourself, as in "self-portrait" (which is where "selfie" comes from): taking a portrait of yourself.

So "selficide" would mean killing yourself, i.e. the same thing as suicide.

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No! It means the selfie killed you? Which would make it correct.