"snapshottery" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From snapshot + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snapshot|ery}} snapshot + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} snapshottery (uncountable)
  1. (photography, chiefly derogatory) The practice of taking snapshots; the style or characteristics of snapshots. Tags: derogatory, uncountable Categories (topical): Photography
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