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screencap en · NOUN

Etymology

Clipping of screen capture.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A screenshot.
    • No Context Succession and No Context Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which share screencaps from the shows involving funny lines – naturally, out of context. The general formula of a viral post from a No Context account is a screencap of a character saying or doing something ridiculous or relatable: in other words, the magic ingredients of a meme. 2022 September 22, Jess Thomson, “‘Becoming a meme totally helps a show’: is TV being written with epic gifs in mind?”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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screencaps Number=Plur lexicographic

screencap en · VERB

Etymology

Clipping of screen capture.

Meanings

  1. (informal) To take a screenshot.

Forms

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screencapping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
screencapped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
screencapped Tense=Past lexicographic
screencaps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic