Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photo op

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to op
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipped compound of photo opportunity.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska on Tuesday declared himself “against clearing out a peaceful protest for a photo op that treats the Word of God as a political prop.”"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

photo ops (plural)

Synonyms

photo opportunity

Questions

What does photo op mean?: Clipped compound of photo opportunity.

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