paparazzi
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- Scrabble points
- 31
- Words With Friends
- 33
- Letters
- 9
/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsi/(UK)
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/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tsi/(UK) · /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tsi/(US)
Definition of paparazzi
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(form-of, plural)plural of paparazzo
“A number of paparazzi had gate-crashed, as had a famous tennis-player and a couple of pop-singers.”
“A number of paparazzi were there to take pictures, clearly having received a further tip-off about the party’s movements.”
““Do you know how many paparazzi stalk those midtown hotels? […]””
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noun
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(form-of, plural)plural of paparazzo
“A number of paparazzi had gate-crashed, as had a famous tennis-player and a couple of pop-singers.”
“A number of paparazzi were there to take pictures, clearly having received a further tip-off about the party’s movements.”
““Do you know how many paparazzi stalk those midtown hotels? […]””
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(countable, nonstandard, uncountable)A paparazzo.
“The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous.”
“A paparazzi is investigating the lives of a Royal couple.”
“What if someone I know sees me? Or what if a paparazzi is lurking somewhere?”
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(nonstandard, uncountable)Paparazzi taken as a group.
““Tell Page that PAPARAZZI is here, in my apartment. And then tell her that their offices are right across from us …””
“Rather, the business paparazzi is armoring itself for a backlash campaign against the entrepreneurial big mouths.”
“Nelishia—You are a special lady with an enormous heart with skills that are off the chains!!! You go girl!!! A definite multi-tasking Diva!! Get your Chanel shades paparazzi is lurking…lol”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.
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