photo op — An occasion, especially one arranged for publicity purposes, when a celebrity or politician poses for photographs
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: An occasion, especially one arranged for publicity purposes, when a celebrity or politician poses for photographs
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfoʊtoʊ ɑːp/
Example Sentences
- The mayor's visit to the shelter was just a photo op; he left after five minutes.
- My cat refused to cooperate during our 'family photo op' and knocked over the camera instead.
- Critics called the CEO's factory tour nothing more than a corporate photo op.
photo op
NOUN[/ˈfoʊtoʊ ɑːp/]
An occasion, especially one arranged for publicity purposes, when a celebrity or politician poses for photographs
Politicians line up for a photo op after signing the treaty on the palace steps.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
A compound of 'photo' and 'opportunity', coined in American political journalism around the late 1960s to describe staged moments for press photography.
Breakdown
photo (photograph) + op (abbreviation of opportunity)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The mayor's visit to the shelter was just a photo op; he left after five minutes.”
“My cat refused to cooperate during our 'family photo op' and knocked over the camera instead.”
“Critics called the CEO's factory tour nothing more than a corporate photo op.”
“He proposed at the top of the Eiffel Tower, purely for the perfect Instagram photo op.”
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