photo op

1. 1.

   an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed

   Synonymsphoto opportunity

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Questions about photo op

What does photo op mean?

photo op means "an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed".

What is another word for photo op?

Close synonyms include photo opportunity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is photo op a common word?

photo op is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.