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stealfie 

Stealthily taking a selfie so people around you don't know you're dumb enough to be taking a selfie.
My girlfriend asked to see what I was wearing to work, so I snuck a stealfie to send to her. I looked like I was stretching to draw the eyes away from my phone.
stealfie by DJ Awesomepants December 10, 2013
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The half-red, half-blue skeleton symbol associated with the Grateful Dead.
I knew she was a Deadhead when I saw the stealie.
stealie by Dedhed December 1, 2004
(Noun) A selfie taken by a person called Stylianos (usually Greek) posted on a close friends instagram story. The stelfie is usually taken whilst said Stylianos is intoxicated.
"Did you see that stelfie on his story last night?"
Stelfie by stelfie creator February 5, 2020
A picture that includes yourself (see selfie) and at least one other person, usually in the background, who is completely unaware that their picture was taken.

Short for "stealthy selfie" and usually performed between friends as a good natured prank, stelfies are considered a whimsical and fun pastime.

There are those who take pictures of other people and post them in public places without their permission but mainstream stelfie enthusiasts do not support this practice.
I caught George picking his nose when I took this stelfie at the concert last night.
stelfie by the gypsiest morgan ever September 17, 2014
When a person constantly takes selfies and is also named Stefan, or Steffy. Rare cases include people with the name Stefania.
Man Stefan Mira Kuzmanovic is such a Stelfie, full took a pic of himself doing a fakey McTwisty and screaming "I'm Steffy and I know it!"
Stelfie by MiffyRabbit August 20, 2013
A photograph resemblant of oneself, and can look as if it was taken by someone else. People like me who use a Macbook, or people who have a laptop fitted with a camera can take these "stealth" selfies with the aid of Photo Booth, or similar programmes/apps. It is called a stelfie because you took the photo yourself without the aid of holding your camera phone up to a mirror (BAD selfie) or without the amateur shot of having your arm held out to take such a photo.

Hence, laptop photographs taken of oneself are taken stealthily and thus called "stelfies".
I can't tell if this photograph was taken by a genuine photographer, or if it's some Macbook or laptop carrying guy's stelfie.
Stelfie by 6-M@N July 15, 2014