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Photoshop en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Renamed by its cocreator Thomas Knoll, from photo + shop.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of photoshop (“a digitally altered image”).
    alt of photoshop
    • While the jargon inspired by this meme will live forever, the Photoshops and remixes have mostly dried up. 2011, Cole Stryker, “The Meme Life Cycle”, in Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan’s Army Conquered the Web, New York, N.Y.; London: Overlook Duckworth, →ISBN, page 214:
    • Every time a new person in my life became a target for the mob, it was hands-down more upsetting than any of the threats or creepy Photoshops or asinine accusations. 2017 September, Zoë Quinn, “Cracks in My Armor”, in Crash Override: How GamerGate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate, New York, N.Y.: PublicAffairs, →ISBN, page 86:
    • From there I kept up doing Photoshops revolving around things said on The Five, or my other favorite show, Red Eye, with plenty of Jasper adventures thrown in the mix. 2016 October, Dana Perino, quoting FiveFan [pseudonym], “Introducing @FiveFanPhotoshops”, in Let Me Tell You about Jasper… How My Best Friend Became America’s Dog, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Twelve, →ISBN, page 132:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Photoshops Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (2)

ja Photoshop (Photoshop) (program) · pl Photoshop (program)

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Photoshop en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Renamed by its cocreator Thomas Knoll, from photo + shop.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:trademark) A raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc.

wikipedia: Thomas Knoll · wikipedia: Adobe +

Photoshop en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Renamed by its cocreator Thomas Knoll, from photo + shop.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, alt-of, transitive) Alternative letter-case form of photoshop (“to digitally edit or alter a picture or photograph”).
    alt of photoshop
    • Almost as if the building has been Photoshopped for greater sharpness while the rest of the block retains a fuzzier contrast. 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 184:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Photoshopping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Photoshops Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Photoshopped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Photoshopped Tense=Past lexicographic

wikipedia: Thomas Knoll · wikipedia: Adobe +