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'Some weirdo keeps taking pictures on my ear!'

DEFINITION: v. To secretly take a photo of someone with your cellphone. n. A cellphone photo, especially if it was taken surreptitiously.

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Sneakshot

neljifer

Created by: neljifer

Pronunciation: Just like the words sneak and shot.

Sentence: I was mortified when I caught my younger brother taking a sneakshot of me playing air guitar in my bedroom.

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Surrepicturious

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sur-uh-pik-cher-uhs

Sentence: The proliferation of camera phones has meant an explosion of surrepicturious moments.

Etymology: surreptitious(obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized) + picture (photograph)

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Hocusfocus

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: ho cuss foh cuss

Sentence: Len's covert cell phone hocusfocus makes him a real shudderbug.

Etymology: Hocus Pocus, Focus. Hocus Pocus - a trickery. Focus - 1. Camera adjustment to obtain a sharper, clearer photo.

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COMMENTS:

Was difficult to chose between these two verbotomies. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 00:37:00

Very clever...two for the price of one! - Mustang, 2009-02-06: 07:18:00

Wonderful play on words....hocusfocus or focuspocus....both say it all... - mweinmann, 2009-02-06: 08:14:00

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-06: 11:56:00

Good word...lens itself to many ideas. He may end up being framed if he has any more exposure! - Nosila, 2009-02-06: 22:27:00

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Camrazzi

Created by: wilburoinks

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Creepertography

Created by: Alysonia

Pronunciation: Cree-per-ta-grah-fee

Sentence: "Someone is stalking me and sending me some serious creepertography." Can also be: "Look at this picture I found on Ted's phone of the back of my neck! He is such a Creepertographer!"

Etymology: A "creep," someone who is really sketchy, in the action of being sketchy and stalking becomes a "creeper," combined with "photography" thus forms creep-er-tography.

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Creepertography/Creepertographers - Alysonia, 2009-02-06: 14:08:00

Reminds me of a line from an old fun song: 'Jeerpers! Creepers! Where'd ya get those eyes?' Great create - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 22:18:00

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Concelling

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kon sel ling

Sentence: Jane became concerned that she was being cyberstalked and that the stalker was concelling her all the time. The fact that her hunter only took pictures of her ear should have been her first clue that she had accidently hit a button and was stalking herself.

Etymology: Concealing (hiding;doing something coverly or secretly) & Celling (using a cell app)

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Copervert

GlobalGallery

Created by: GlobalGallery

Pronunciation: ko-per-vert

Sentence: Coach Wilson was a suspected copervert. Whenever the cheerleading squad walked by him he always got an incoming call. He then stood around tapping his thumb on his handset while talking nonsense to noboby.

Etymology: covert + pervert

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Smartshot

Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: smɑːtːʃɒt

Sentence: Buster became very swift with the old 1:2, or was it 4:3? It didn't matter, the smartshot was another knockout.

Etymology: Smart : Clever like a phone, ring like a good verbotomy word. Shot : Photograph, perhaps cheap. Also to strike a blow, esp. in boxing.

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Eyepawed

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: eye pod

Sentence: Electronic devices have been a God-send for shy and somewhat bizarre people like Julie. When she gets a crush on some hot guy in her school (like a new one each week...way out of her league), she follows him around and secretly takes pics of him for her to daydream over. These poor guys don't even know they are being eyepawed by a stalker like Julie. Doesn't she watch CSI or Criminal Minds? This is how they eventually takedown people like her when the restraining order is enforced.

Etymology: Eye Pawed (to touch/drool over with your eyes) & Wordplay on iPod (portable media device range of products produced by Apple Inc, including ones with camera connectors)

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Photosecrosy

Created by: tripnfallpivot

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Sentence: I just hate People commiting Photosecrosy!

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-02-06: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-08-23: 00:09:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James