Meanings
plural photo ops
- informalClipped compound of photo opportunity.
Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska on Tuesday declared himself “against clearing out a peaceful protest for a photo op that treats the Word of God as a political prop.”
2020 June 2, Matt Flegenheimer, “What Democracy Scholars Thought of Trump’s Bible Photo Op”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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photo op. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photo%20op
“photo op.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photo%20op. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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