photobomb

UK/ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/US/ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/

verbB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

To photobomb is to appear in somebody else's picture on purpose. Photobomb the group shot.

It has to be discovered later, since being noticed at the time spoils it. To photobomb well is to do nothing at all except be somewhere unexpected.

Definitions of photobomb

1verbphotobombTo appear in somebody else's picture on purpose.B2
“A seal photobombed the entire wedding party.”

photobomb is an action.

Where it comes from

From photo + bomb.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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photobomb

UK/ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/US/ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/

To photobomb is to appear in somebody else's picture on purpose. Photobomb the group shot.

It has to be discovered later, since being noticed at the time spoils it. To photobomb well is to do nothing at all except be somewhere unexpected.

Definitions of photobomb

1verbphotobombTo appear in somebody else's picture on purpose.B2
“A seal photobombed the entire wedding party.”

photobomb is an action.

Where it comes from

From photo + bomb.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA