pap
n.— «With Paris Hilton heading for jail and Lindsay Lohan in rehab, the number of paparazzi on the trail of Britney Spears is going to soar. The conversation among the 20 to 30 “paps” staking out Hilton last week has been what they will do while their two favorite subjects—and their biggest paydays—are forced out of action.» —“The paparazzi ‘shutter’ to lose bread & butter” by Soo Youn New York Daily News (New York City) June 3, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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