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candid cameras

candid cameras is the plural of candid camera.

Meaning of candid camera

Noun

candid camera (plural candid cameras)

  1. A camera which is concealed or unobtrusive, used to obtain candid photographs of people who usually are unaware; the practice of taking such photos.
    • A candid camera’s role in higher education, with photographs of co-eds in the nude, commanded public interest today.1937 October 4, “Candid Camera Shots Of College Co-eds Minus Trappings Has Officials Disturbed”, in Prescott Evening Courier, retrieved 21 Nov 2017, page 1
  2. A humorous television show that uses hidden candid cameras to make jokes to people.

Questions about candid cameras

What is candid cameras the plural of?
Candid cameras is the plural of candid camera.

Words near candid cameras in the dictionary

  1. Candices
  2. candicidal
  3. candicidin
  4. candid
  5. candid camera
  6. candid cameras
  7. candida
  8. candida-like
  9. candidacidal
  10. candidacies
  11. candidacy

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