voicenote

Etymology

From voice + note. Late 2010s. Widespread since the 2020s. Predated by a trade name VoiceNote (1990s) for voicemail software; that trade name was not widely used among the general public.

voicenote means An audio message, usually (1) in lieu of an SMS text message or (2) as a note to self in audio form. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

noun

An audio message, usually (1) in lieu of an SMS text message or (2) as a note to self in audio form.“Near-synonym: voice message (often synonymous)”