photobomb
to spoil a photo by unexpectedly appearing in the background
TRANSLATION
photobomb (verb) = mit dem plötzlichen Erscheinen im Bild eine Fotoaufnahme verderben; photobomb (noun) = ruinierte Fotoaufnahme, weil jmd./etw. plötzlich mit im Bild erscheint
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"This year saw an unprecedented level of high-profile PHOTOBOMBING, most notable was the Queen, who PHOTOBOMBED members of the Australian hockey team at the Commonwealth Games without knowing it. Her grandsons took a more direct approach with Prince William PHOTOBOMBING Sir Chris Hoy and Prince Harry PHOTOBOMBING the New Zealand rugby coach."
Daily Mirror
Did you
know?
photobomb
verb
- to intrude into the background of a photograph without the subject's knowledge
(Collins Dictionary)
noun
- A photograph that has been spoiled by the unexpected appearance of an unintended subject in the camera’s field of view as the picture was taken
(Oxford Dictionary)
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ORIGIN
Although photobombing has been practiced for as long as anyone can remember, a series of high-profile photobombs in 2014 rocketed this word into number one word-of-the-year.
Publisher Collins explained its decision to coincide with the release of the 12th edition of its English Dictionary. "The first recording of the word is in 2008 as the subject of a Google search and it gained wider use in 2012 when a number of photographs exhibiting the phenomenon went viral on the web.
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Find an opportunity to SMUGGLE OWAD into a conversation:
"It must be so very annoying for celebrities to be PHOTOBOMBED all the time."
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In fond memory of Ron B.
