digital images manipulated online to look like Polaroid photographs. used by hipsters, picnikers, and other dumbasses.
Poladroid? More like LOLadroid.
by your goddamn mother March 10, 2010
Get the Poladroid mug.The only medium used by the German artist Stefanie Schneider. Her work was the main reason that Florian Kaps bought the last Polaroid factory in Holland before it was demolished, creating 'impossible film'.
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Someone who is fun to look at, but not worth the time to develop anything (e.g. a relationship or hookup) with.
Oh man, I saw Stephanie at the party last night, but I had to give her a Polaroid Avoid since she's kind of dumb
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A slang phrase adopted by Dave Lister in an episode of British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf when presented with 2 polaroid images by former mechanoid Kryten who's coming terms with his all-new human status.
A slang phrase adopted by Dave Lister in an episode of British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf when presented with 2 polaroid images by former mechanoid Kryten who's coming terms with his all-new human status.
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After two rounds of chapter 11 bankruptcy, in 2009 Polaroid exited the film market, despite the niche market that still exists. Remaining packs of Polaroid film, including expired packs, fetch insane amounts of money on eBay.
In the meantime, the corpse of the Polaroid Corporation is being raped by Lady Gaga. The company re-entered the instant film market in 2010; although initially announced to be the return of 600 film, the end-result was really the Fujifilm Instax camera and film in drag.
Most older "pack film" cameras can still be used; they accept Fuji's FP-100C color, and/or FP-3000b black and white films.
New film for the "integral film" cameras has been re-invented and released by The Impossible Project, but is still under heavy-development.
After two rounds of chapter 11 bankruptcy, in 2009 Polaroid exited the film market, despite the niche market that still exists. Remaining packs of Polaroid film, including expired packs, fetch insane amounts of money on eBay.
In the meantime, the corpse of the Polaroid Corporation is being raped by Lady Gaga. The company re-entered the instant film market in 2010; although initially announced to be the return of 600 film, the end-result was really the Fujifilm Instax camera and film in drag.
Most older "pack film" cameras can still be used; they accept Fuji's FP-100C color, and/or FP-3000b black and white films.
New film for the "integral film" cameras has been re-invented and released by The Impossible Project, but is still under heavy-development.
Don't bother with Polaroid film that expired before 2004... either the chemicals will be dried-up, or the battery will be a dud.
by Self-destructing Chicken Bird March 5, 2011
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She knew how to attract men: she would get out on the dance floor and shake it like a Polaroid picture!
by geekgurl September 25, 2004
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