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40 Words That Didn’t Exist 40 Years Ago

Photobomb

The word photobomb originated in a 2008 entry on Urban Dictionary. The word is used to describe the moment when someone purposefully inserts themselves into a photograph when it’s being taken.

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It’s generally done on purpose a prank, intending to ruin the shot. But photobombing has also become involuntary. We’ve all seen photos in which someone obliviously ruined the shot. Intentional or not, photobombing is a fun spin on photo-taking.