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lens lice

lens lice is the plural of lens louse.

Meaning of lens louse

Noun

lens louse (plural lens lice)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A person who tries to get into photographs for the sake of publicity.
    • Not all the lens lice are in front of the camera. The old "front page" tradition still lingers in our business. There are enough bald-headed, cigar-smoking, visor-decked, hard-drinking city editors to keep the legend alive inside the newsroom.1956, ABA Journal, volume 42, number 9, page 845

Questions about lens lice

What is lens lice the plural of?
Lens lice is the plural of lens louse.

Words near lens lice in the dictionary

  1. lens brushes
  2. lens cap
  3. lens caps
  4. lens flare
  5. lens flares
  6. lens lice
  7. lens louse
  8. lensatic
  9. lensatics
  10. lensboard
  11. lensboards

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