Zapruder
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To mesmerize; to fascinate. transitive
"Zaprudered into surreal dimensions of purest speculation, ghost-narratives have emerged and taken on shadowy but determined lives of their own, but Cayce is familiar with them all, and steers clear."
- 2 To study (a piece of footage) closely. transitive
"Ah, well; at least 'shippers can stop Zaprudering old episodes to figure out whether Logan and Veronica have done it."
Example
More examples"Zaprudered into surreal dimensions of purest speculation, ghost-narratives have emerged and taken on shadowy but determined lives of their own, but Cayce is familiar with them all, and steers clear."
Etymology
Named after Abraham Zapruder, who shot the footage of the 1963 assassination of the President of the United States John F. Kennedy known as the Zapruder film.
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