Photobomb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An act of photobombing.
"His^([sic]) person who uploaded the video, who appears to be Ellis' father, wrote in his description that the photobomb was not the only surprise welcome they staged that day."
- 2 A photo containing someone or something that is photobombing.
"Athletes are celebrated just for competing. Russian gymnast Anna Pavlova, who recorded an imperfect 0.00 for one of her vault attempts, could try to land a photobomb of herself mugging in the background of all those photos that will be taken of Phelps lugging around his gold."
- 1 To unexpectedly appear in a photograph, especially so as to ruin the picture. transitive
"Edmonton Eskimos fans taunt a Calgary Stampeders mascot who photobombed their group photo. [image caption]"
- 2 to jump into someone's photo wordnet
Example
More examples"Edmonton Eskimos fans taunt a Calgary Stampeders mascot who photobombed their group photo. [image caption]"
Etymology
From photo + bomb.
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