horsemanning
horsemanning noun: the act of posing for a photograph in such a way that one appears to have been beheaded, with the head resting on the ground or on a surface.
Noun
horsemanning (uncountable)
- The act of posing for a photograph in such a way that one appears to have been beheaded, with the head resting on the ground or on a surface.
- “There's a picture of a kid on there,” Bob accused, “a dead kid with his head cut off. Where did you even get it!?”
Kevin shook his head in disbelief. “It's horsemanning, dad,” he said, disgusted at his parents' stupidity.2015, Long Dead Before Dying (page 26) - […] but, like planking, horsemanning, Tebowing, Hadoukening, and other viral photography memes, as a genre of public performance, dance in public is greatly facilitated by the channels of distribution that social media offer, […]2020, Harmony Bench, Perpetual Motion: Dance, Digital Cultures, and the Common
- “There's a picture of a kid on there,” Bob accused, “a dead kid with his head cut off. Where did you even get it!?”
Forms of horsemanning
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Origin of horsemanning
From horseman + -ing, in allusion to the Headless Horseman of folklore.
Questions about horsemanning
- What does horsemanning mean?
- Horsemanning means the act of posing for a photograph in such a way that one appears to have been beheaded, with the head resting on the ground or on a surface.
- What part of speech is horsemanning?
- Horsemanning is a noun.
Words near horsemanning in the dictionary
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