spycam

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noun

A camera, especially a webcam, used for covert surveillance.

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Meanings

nounspycam (plural spycams)

plural spycams

  1. A camera, especially a webcam, used for covert surveillance.

    If they were so curious, they could've just snuck in a spycam.

    2008, Peter Watts, Blindsight
    2 more examples

    TV news executives think twice now before authorizing these spycam stories...

    2002, Joan Gorham, Mass Media

    Transmitting images with a spycam requires a lot of power, and the small size of the cameras means their batteries have a short lifespan.

    2005, Katherine Albrecht, Liz McIntyre, Spychips

Origin

From spy + cam.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

spycam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spycam

MLA

“spycam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spycam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spycam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spycam.

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