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lens louse

lens louse noun: a person who tries to get into photographs for the sake of publicity.

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
    • Just lens lice for the society photographers.2013, Stuart Palmer, Nipped in the Bud

Forms of lens louse

plurallens lice

Questions about lens louse

What does lens louse mean?
Lens louse means a person who tries to get into photographs for the sake of publicity.
What part of speech is lens louse?
Lens louse is a noun.
What is the plural of lens louse?
The plural of lens louse is lens lice.

Words near lens louse in the dictionary

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

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