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photobomb

Syllabification: (pho·to·bomb)
Pronunciation: /ˈfōtōˌbäm/

informal
Definition of photobomb

verb

[with object]
  • spoil a photograph of (a person or thing) by unexpectedly appearing in the camera’s field of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank or practical joke:we were interrupted and photobombed by at least twenty tourists (as noun photobombing)the concept of photobombing has probably been around as long as photography
  • spoil (a photograph) by unexpectedly appearing in the camera’s field of view as the picture is taken:she actually photobombed a picture of me with Jonah

noun

  • a photograph that has been spoiled by the unexpected appearance of an unintended subject in the camera’s field of view as the picture was taken:everyone loves a good photobomb and it’s even more hilarious when celebrities get in on the action

Derivatives

photobomber

noun

Origin:

early 21st century: perhaps after Google bomb

photobomb in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of photobomb in the British & World English dictionary