photobomb

From photo +‎ bomb.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/

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photobomb (third-person singular simple present photobombs, present participle photobombing, simple past and past participle photobombed)

1. (transitive) To unexpectedly appear in a photograph, especially so as to ruin the picture.
   • 6 September 2010, Renato Gandia, “Archived copy”, in Labour Day rivalry rekindled among fans‎, archived from the original on 10 September 2010, image caption:

     Edmonton Eskimos fans taunt a Calgary Stampeders mascot who photobombed their group photo.

   • '31 Mat 2011, Ted Casablanca & John Boone, “Caught! Is Matthew Morrison Too Hot to Handle?”, in E! Online:

     Modern Familys Eric Stonestreet snuck into a few snapshots too, photobombing some of the other celebs and making funny faces.

   • 2012, Let's Go Budget Rome, Let's Go Publications, →ISBN, pages 57-58:

     Or you could just grab a beer from a side street cafe and photobomb the fountain pictures of unsuspecting tourists.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:photobomb.

photobomb (plural photobombs)

1. An act of photobombing.
   • 27 March 2012, “Best photobomb EVER! Returning Navy sailor surprises grandmother by jumping in a photo on her birthday”, in Daily Mail‎:

     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.

   • 1 August 2012, Lucy Carne, “John Coates' son photobombs the Queen at London Olympics Opening Ceremony”, in The Telegraph (Sydney):

     Twitter was also filled with comments about the Queen photobomb.

2. A photo containing someone or something that is photobombing.
   • 21 August 2008, Burt Constable, “Daily Herald”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     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.

   • 9 October 2012, Andrea Denhoed, “A Few Words About The Stingray Photobomb”, in The New Yorker:

     Today, the photo can be labelled a photobomb, which implies a narrative of surreptitious sabotage, connects the stingray to a whole tribe of obnoxious pranksters, and makes the ray look like his smile might contain a hint of frat-boyish dissolution.

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photobomb m (plural photobombs)

1. photobomb