photo op
A photo op (sometimes written as photo
opp), short for
photograph opportunity (photo opportunity), originally referred to an opportunity that resulted in a
memorable and effective photograph of a politician, a celebrity, or a notable event.
photo-opping
by JohnnyHoffa on Aug 13, 2008 05:58:17
Example:
John: Man,
the Mayor sure does like the little
old ladies at the
nursing home. Look at the smile on his face.
Jack: Are you kidding? He's just photo-opping them.
Editors, please note. A Google search will bring up this term in common usage.
photo-op feminism
by paulpaxman on Oct 31, 2009 11:58:31
Photo-op feminism is a brand (
off-brand?) of the real thing where a poser will do or say anything (especially in front of a television camera) to get herself (okay, sometimes even men do it too) seen or heard as a hero to
women everywhere. The more unreal the claim, the more outrageous the behavior.
Photo op
by Scomosties on Jan 01, 2021 10:38:05
Phelps Photo Op
by Habbie on Feb 21, 2009 00:55:30
The act of
forgetting that almost everyone that owns a phone also is carrying a camera or
video camera. The act of doing something stupid or regrettable that is
caught on camera.
Example:
Hey when you went to that party,
I saw a Phelps Photo Op
shot online.
retroactively-awkward photo op
by ShawnCP on Nov 04, 2009 10:39:18
The tendency of girls to take pictures with everyone at a party (regardless of whether or not they like the people in the photos), so that if something awkward or
embarrassing happens with someone during
the course of that party, there is usually a photo of them before that
incident happened.
Example:
"Look at that picture of Michael,
Ella, and
Isabel"
"Weren't Ella and Isabel in a
catfight that night?"
"Yeah but this was at the beginning of the night, it's clearly a retroactively-awkward photo op."
Photo Op Father
by Bg0991 on Apr 08, 2019 10:47:19
Baby daddy’s who only
come around during
holidays and other events where people take lots of pictures just so they can post on social media about how much they “love” their kids and then go back to being MIA until the next holiday. Typically they are trying to make themselves look like they are actually more involved in their child’s life than they actually are.