"lens louse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lens lice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lens lice}} lens louse (plural lens lice)
  1. (journalism, slang, derogatory) A person who tries to get into photographs for the sake of publicity. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-lens_louse-en-noun-MNUVdJNW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: journalism, media

Inflected forms

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