Horsemanning
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of posing for a photograph in such a way that one appears to have been beheaded, with the head resting on the ground or on a surface. uncountable
"“There's a picture of a kid on there,” Bob accused, “a dead kid with his head cut off. Where did you even get it!?” Kevin shook his head in disbelief. “It's horsemanning, dad,” he said, disgusted at his parents' stupidity."
Example
More examples"“There's a picture of a kid on there,” Bob accused, “a dead kid with his head cut off. Where did you even get it!?” Kevin shook his head in disbelief. “It's horsemanning, dad,” he said, disgusted at his parents' stupidity."
Etymology
From horseman + -ing, in allusion to the Headless Horseman of folklore.
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