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Polaroid

Polaroid

14 3.8
A photo from an instant camera that develops in minutes
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊləˌrɔɪd/
translation icon : foto instantánea
  • Then Olompali-Burton shows me an album she brought with her, filled with Polaroids with handwritten names and dates.
  • take Polaroids
  • snap Polaroids
  • shoot Polaroids

And I had all the Polaroids that I'd taken on set, me and Tony, me and Robert Loja, me and Vera Miles.

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Examples

  • Remember back in the day when Polaroids were all the rage?

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  • I always do a set of polaroids, just in case.

  • I saw the polaroid photos.

  • Any of these guys own a polaroid?

  • We have 14 polaroid photos, some in full color and 5 in black and white.

  • Even though we are in the digital age, Polaroids have never left us.

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  • What did you do with those Polaroids?

  • It's a nice way to showcase your Polaroids for others to see.

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  • The tourists shot their Polaroids frantically and tossed pictures into the crowd.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • We captured the moment perfectly with a Polaroid that developed in seconds.

Synonyms

print
vsPolaroid
106 1.3

A photo printed on paper from a negative or digital file

is made and developed instantly inside a camera, giving a paper copy within minutes
snapshot
vsPolaroid
61 3.1

A quick informal photo taken with a phone or small camera

is produced instantly inside a camera to give an immediate paper copy

How Fast

Polaroid
14 3.8
film
301 2.5
darkroom
  • Archaic
18 6.0

Surface Forms

Polaroid singular
Polaroids plural

Etymology

Polaroid later became the common name for an instant photograph because the Polaroid company made cameras and film that developed a picture in minutes, so a Polaroid is a photo you can hold shortly after taking it.