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Photobomb

2/11/2015

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Have you ever  been in a picture where someone is doing something weird or funny in the background? If you answered yes, then you've been photobombed!

The word "photobomb" is a pretty new term that was first added to dictionaries in recent years.
In fact, in 2014, it was the Word Of The Year by Collins English Dictionary.

Photobomb is the act of being in a photograph without the person knowing, usually in the background. It will
"bomb" or ruin the photo (because there is an unexpected person in there).

A person or thing who ruins the picture or "photobombs" is known as a "photobomber" (more than one person is known as "photobombers"). This person drops in the background of a picture to be funny or to ruin a picture on purpose.


How can we use this word?
"Even dogs can photobomb pictures!"
"I'm so upset, all my pictures from last night were photobombed by tourists!"
"Please stop photobombing our pictures. It's not funny!"
"I thought you were a photobomber standing behind us"

Need more examples to remember the vocabulary? Take a look at some funny top 25 photobomb pictures here.


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1 Comment
Dianna K. Goneau Inkster
3/21/2022 03:42:37 pm

THen, there are political photobombers! Take a look at what a Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador did to the President of MUNL's presser in Dec. 2021. Google Matt Barter ! MUNL threw the book at him! Then, there's Ringo Starr on Jimmy Kimmel towards the end of February he politicizes his own appearance. Is it poliltical photobombing though? Don't people have a right to freedom of expression?

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