To photobomb is to get into someone's photo just as it's taken: pulling a face behind the group, popping up over a shoulder, walking past at the worst moment. It's usually a joke, but we say it about animals too: a pigeon photobombed our picture. It's informal; neutrally, appear unexpectedly in a photo.
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photobomb someone / a photo; be photobombed by someone
- My brother photobombed the group picture by pulling a face behind us.
- A curious pigeon photobombed our photograph of the fountain.
- We did not notice the person photobombing until we looked at the pictures later.
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First versionOur selfie was photobomb by a curious dog.
RevisionOur selfie was photobombed by a curious dog.
In a passive sentence, the ending is easy to lose: was photobomb. But after was you need the -ed form: was photobombed by a dog. The active works too: a dog photobombed our selfie.
A photobomb always happens at the moment the photo is taken. If someone is added later in an editor, they were photoshopped into the picture. Pose for a photo means you're being photographed on purpose.
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The family picture was ___ by a child in a dinosaur costume.
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photobombed — A passive after was needs the form photobombed. Photobomb without the ending doesn't complete the structure.
Describe a funny photo that someone unexpectedly got into. Use photobombed and say who jumped into the shot.
A goat photobombed our family picture by peering over the fence.
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