photobomb

present singular third person photobombs · participle present photobombing · participle past photobombed · past photobombed

1. transitiveTo unexpectedly appear in a photograph, especially so as to ruin the picture.

   Edmonton Eskimos fans taunt a Calgary Stampeders mascot who photobombed their group photo. [image caption]

   2010 September 6, Renato Gandia, “Labour Day rivalry rekindled among fans”, in Calgary Sun, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2010

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

   2011 May 31, Ted Casablanca, John Boone, “Caught! Is Matthew Morrison Too Hot to Handle?”, in E! Online

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

   2012, Let's Go Budget Rome, Let's Go Publications, →ISBN, pages 57–58

plural photobombs

1. An act of photobombing.

   Twitter was also filled with comments about the Queen photobomb.

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

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   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.

   2012 March 27, “Best photobomb EVER! Returning Navy sailor surprises grandmother by jumping in a photo on her birthday”, in Daily Mail

2. A photo containing someone or something that is photobombing.

   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.

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

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   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.

   2008 August 21, Burt Constable, “Phelps fatigue, feuds and flaps mean Olympics can't end soon enough”, in Daily Herald

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