photo op
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- noun
- /ˈfoʊtoʊ ɑp/
- Literature
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- The candidates posed for a quick photo op in front of the voting booth.
And then they try to faith wash it by doing a photo op with the Pope.
- And then they try to faith wash it by doing a photo op with the Pope.
- I was a political tool for a photo op.
- Not just a photo op, not just saying I've been there to check a box, but literally go down there and spend some time.
- You go there for a photo op, it's like the kids say picks or you didn't fix.
Examples
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Here we will visit the Inniskillen winery, where there will be plenty of photo ops among the beautiful vineyards.
Academic text (1999) -
Get ready for the photo op of a lifetime, Sonny Jim.
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Oh, here we go, photo op.
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We'll do a little photo op.
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Would have been a really good photo op.
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Is that a photo op or what?
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I want my photo op here.
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I'll see you at the next photo op?
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This is a hell of a photo op, Jerry.
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- Yeah, he turned up for a photo-op.
Synonyms
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An event set up for taking pictures to make people look good in public
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
photo + op
This is a clipped form of 'photo opportunity' and the meaning — an occasion arranged for photographs, often for publicity — is directly composed from 'photo' (a photograph) + 'op' (abbreviation of 'opportunity'). A B1 learner who knows the constituents (or recognizes 'op' as short for 'opportunity') can transparently derive the intended meaning.
Etymology
Photo op is short for photo opportunity and comes from politicians and the news arranging events so cameras can take good pictures. Imagine a leader visiting a school mainly so reporters can snap photos. That staged scene was meant to get public attention, so today photo op means an event arranged mainly for photos and 'publicity'.