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.
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Photo op
Photo op by Scomosties December 31, 2020
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photo-op feminism
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 feminism by paulpaxman October 30, 2009
Photo Op Father
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.
Ex: “It’s Christmas time again. Time for all those non child support paying photo op father’s to come out of hiding and take a few pictures to post to Facebook.”
Photo Op Father by Bg0991 April 7, 2019
Phelps Photo Op
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.
Phelps Photo Op by Habbie February 20, 2009
retroactively-awkward photo op
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.
"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."
"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."
retroactively-awkward photo op by ShawnCP November 3, 2009
Photo-opp parent
A parent (mother or father) that hands their children off to other people to be taken care of. At important or special occasions the parent shows up for the purpose of taking photos with the child so everyone can see how good of a parent they are and then leaves until the next photo-opportunity.
I have been singing the alphabet to the kids everyday for two years and Jimmy said his first word today. Wait, I better not take any credit for this until the photo-opp parent is here to post on facebook that Jimmy said his first word.
Photo-opp parent by Photravelgal December 2, 2014
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