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photobombing

photobombing noun: the practice or phenomenon of making an unexpected appearance in a photograph, especially with the deliberate intention of ruining it. Also the present participle and gerund of photobomb.

Noun

photobombing (uncountable)

  1. The practice or phenomenon of making an unexpected appearance in a photograph, especially with the deliberate intention of ruining it.

Also used as

photobombing is also the present participle and gerund of photobomb.

Origin of photobombing

From photo + bombing.

Questions about photobombing

What does photobombing mean?
Photobombing means the practice or phenomenon of making an unexpected appearance in a photograph, especially with the deliberate intention of ruining it.
What part of speech is photobombing?
Photobombing is a noun.

Words near photobombing in the dictionary

  1. photoboards
  2. photobomb
  3. photobombed
  4. photobomber
  5. photobombers
  6. photobombing
  7. photobombs
  8. photobook
  9. photobooks
  10. photobooth
  11. photobooths

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