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Remix

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/ˈriːmɪks/nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, remix means: A new video made from someone else's video with a built-in app feature, for example by reacting to it side by side or adding your own clip.

In Turkish: remix, ortak video

How it is used

Instagram and YouTube Shorts call this feature Remix; TikTok has similar features called Duet and Stitch. Creators can usually turn remixing on or off for their own videos. You remix a video or make a remix.

Example sentences

  1. Lots of chefs made a remix of her pasta video to show their own version.

  2. Turn off remixing if you don't want people to reuse the video.

Common collocations

  • make a remix
  • remix a reel
  • allow remixing
  • Duet and Stitch
  • reelA short, usually vertical video with music, effects or text, made to be watched quickly and often recommended to people who do not follow you.
  • trending audioA song, sound clip or voice recording that many people are using in their short videos at the same time.
  • collabAn informal word for collaboration: content or a project that two or more creators or brands make together.
  • trendA sound, format, challenge or topic that many people copy or talk about on social media for a short period.

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