noun
Avi
noun
1
An image a user chooses to represent themselves on a social media profile; short for "avatar."
"She changed her avi to a photo from her holiday."
How to Use Avi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishInternet slang for a profile picture.
When to use it
Informal, mostly used in online and social media contexts.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
avis plural
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Etymology
A clipped, informal form of "avatar," itself from Sanskrit avatāra ("descent"), used in Hindu tradition for a deity taking physical form.