Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of paparazzo; freelance photographers who sell photographs of celebrities to the media, especially ones who pursue celebrities and attempt to obtain candid photographs.
- n. Used as a plurale tantum.
- n. nonstandard A paparazzo.
- n. nonstandard, uncountable Paparazzi taken as a group.
Etymologies
- From Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“(Soundbite of movie, "Teenage Paparazzo") (Soundbite of people yelling) Mr. ADRIAN GRENIER (Actor): You know, the work paparazzi comes from the Italian word for a mosquito?”
“There's also a reason why the term paparazzi even exists.”
“You do see a lot of celebrities around main street, but the paparazzi is a little overwhelming sometimes.”
“The marriage of Britney Spears and the paparazzi is a marriage made in heaven, which is to say that it is as tawdry and upsetting as any other marriage.”
“For example he describes a dinner at a Chinese restaurant at which someone called the paparazzi, who set bulbs flashing as Jacqueline Onassis and my mother walked out.”
“What he was most worried about is what he called paparazzi, photographers just showing up when they go shopping, when they go out to the mall or around their school and things like that.”
““You mostly see pictures of Dan as Harry Potter or in paparazzi photos,” he says.”
First Look: Inside (a shirtless) Daniel Radcliffe's bathroom | EW.com
“Finally, although I didn't hear that Weiner was facing any charges, I'm also taken by this day-after-the-confession "we're going to follow you around the neighborhood" shot in the NYT in which the press not only frames Weiner as someone officials would call "a person of interest," but, like a guy out on bail, we see the visual media starting to own not just the title of paparazzi, but also the "lurker" role.”
“Adrian Grenier: I had a sense of how crazy this world of paparazzi is and, moreover, how insanely vast and complex the [relationship] with the media can be.”
“Teenage Paparazzo" (HBO at 9), a documentary directed by Adrian Grenier, about a teenage member of the paparazzi, is previewed by Hank Stuever.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘paparazzi’.
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A-R-A Words
It's an odd-looking pattern in English. Please add words if it makes you happy. :) K-POW! Wow @gulyasrobi!
scarab, Arawak, Sahara, Arab, pharaoh, caravan, carat, parachute, arachnid, Saran Wrap, Sarah, tarantella and 492 more...
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Contemporary character classes?
as a youth I, and some others, made a pen-and-paper RPG, based in contemporary crime and suspense fiction + nonfiction, set in America's blighted urban centers, anonymous slurbs, and godforsaken hi...
acrobat, actor, artist, anarchist, bagman, arsonist, yuppie, yakuza underling, yakuza oyabun, yakuza lieutenant, writer, white trash and 192 more...
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What follows
follow up, track, pursue, tail, keep abreast, chase after, stick with, tagalong, stick to, trail, camp follower, dog and 66 more...
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GRE AWA
escalating, vehement, vehemence, hostility, paparazzi, regime, irrespective, scoop, exaggerated, overblown, unfetter, scrupulous and 272 more...
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Wort des Jahres
"Ausgewählt werden Wörter und Ausdrücke, die die öffentliche Diskussion des betreffenden Jahres besonders bestimmt haben, die für wichtige Themen stehen oder sonst als charakteristisch erschei...
black-out, lauschangriff, entsorgung, sympathisant, terrorismus, terrorist, szene, single, disco, schlümpfe, rooming-in, geisterfahrer and 265 more...
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E pluribus
Interesting Plurals
cherubim, seraphim, culs-de-sac, adjutants-general, aides-de-camp, passersby, courts-martial, commanders-in-chief, fleurs-de-lis, knickerbockers glory, heirs apparent, billets doux and 97 more...
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The Spectacle
DISTRACT, STARE, CONSUME
(repeat)gongoozler, television, sporting events, blockbuster, alienation, situationist, technocapitalism, media extravaganza, sex scandal, hypnotic behavior, fantastic visions, prime time and 164 more...
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Noah's words
umpteen, paparazzi, hitherto, sloe, shenanigans, counterinsurgency, akimbo, vestibule, dirigible, woo, ilk
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Dictionary
dilettante, frostjack, perfunctory, impresario, paparazzi, pastiche, lollipop, Cymru, nub, bivouac, knapsack, hoodlum and 80 more...
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Random
pidgin-english, run-of-the-mill, happy as a clam, logorrhoea, pigeonholing, currahee, verbal diarrhoea, cornerstone, sodomize, petunia, libido, hirsute and 25 more...
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So you want to write for Entertainme...
Or "The Enquirer". Or the E! channel. Or Entertainment Tonight. You opportunistic scab! Do you command the requisite vocabulary?
the red carpet, oprah, eatery, helm, greenlight, biopic, box office, swank hollywood e..., galpal, guypal, boytoy, celeb and 40 more...
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whycome7k's hate list
word's that annoy me, make no sense, or just hard to pronounce
whom, jib, lollygagging, horse-playing, feminisim, emaciate, juxtaposition, eminent, gist, oxymoron, omni, ocre and 12 more...
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Zz....
Fuzzy! Fizzy! And lots of pizzazz!
puzzle, pizza, piazza, nuzzle, nozzle, swizzle, frizz, drizzle, dazzle, pizazz, sizzle, mizzenmast and 70 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for paparazzi.
bilby “To walk down the runway, pose for the paparazzi, turn around and exit the stage isn't rocket science, nor is it in anyway glamorous for that matter. Models can easily be replaced by computer-generated images.�?
- Juli Strader, 'Techno-Supermodel', spark-online.com, March 2000. Nov 6, 2008