Dictionary

photobomb en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photographclip. English photo Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor. Latin bombusder. Italian bombabor. French bombebor. English bomb English photobomb From photo + bomb.

Meanings

1. An act of photobombing.
   • 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:
   • 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:
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:
   • 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:

Forms

Translations (8)

fi photobombaus (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) · fi itsensä tunkeminen kuvaan (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) · ru фотобомба (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) · ms tunafoto (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) · fr photobomb (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) · cmn 搶鏡 /抢镜 (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) · af fotobom (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing) · nl fotobom (a photo containing someone or something that is photobombing)

photobomb en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photographclip. English photo Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor. Latin bombusder. Italian bombabor. French bombebor. English bomb English photobomb From photo + bomb.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To 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:
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

photobomber

Translations (5)

nl fotobommen (to unexpectedly appear in a photograph) · fi photobombata (to unexpectedly appear in a photograph) · cmn 搶鏡 /抢镜 (to unexpectedly appear in a photograph) · fi tunkea itsensä kuvaan (to unexpectedly appear in a photograph) · hu tönkretesz egy képet (to unexpectedly appear in a photograph)