"creepshot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹiːpʃɒt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-creepshot.wav Forms: creepshots [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English creep English shot English creepshot From creep + shot. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|af|en>creep>pervert|shot>snapshot|id=photograph|tree=1}} Etymology tree English creep English shot English creepshot, {{compound|en|creep|shot}} creep + shot Head templates: {{en-noun}} creepshot (plural creepshots)
  1. A surreptitiously taken photograph of a person (usually a woman) focusing on sexualized areas of the body such as the breasts, groin, or buttocks. Categories (topical): Photography
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  2. (by extension) Any photograph of a person taken without having acquired permission. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-creepshot-en-noun-ubOBtN1T Disambiguation of Photography: 39 46 15 Categories (other): English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 39 48 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 39 43 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 46 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 39 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 47 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: creep shot Derived forms: creepshotter

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹiːpʃɒt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-creepshot.wav Forms: creepshots [present, singular, third-person], creepshotting [participle, present], creepshotted [participle, past], creepshotted [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree English creep English shot English creepshot From creep + shot. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|af|en>creep>pervert|shot>snapshot|id=photograph|tree=1}} Etymology tree English creep English shot English creepshot, {{compound|en|creep|shot}} creep + shot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} creepshot (third-person singular simple present creepshots, present participle creepshotting, simple past and past participle creepshotted)
  1. (transitive) To take a creepshot of (an individual). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-creepshot-en-verb-zyKs9MuC Disambiguation of Photography: 39 46 15 Categories (other): English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 39 48 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 39 43 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 46 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 39 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 47 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: creep shot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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