photo op

noun

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The festival has played host to many a wacky promotional photo op, from Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason Statham rolling up the Croisette in tanks for Expendables 3 to Sacha Baron Coen posing in a neon green mankini for Borat. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025 Or just another photo op for the president to declare victory and move on to the next distraction? Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 That’s never been more clear than this past weekend, when Sweeney joined Paris Hilton and Lizzo for a photo op and a night of dancing. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025 The awkward photo op paled in comparison to Francis’ discomfort with what followed. Almudena Calatrava and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photo op

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of photo op was in 1981

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“Photo op.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20op. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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