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 v.— «Pap Snaps Embarrass The Rich And Famous.…Paparazzi—the Italian name comes from the sound of popping flashbulbs—need incredible persistence and the hide of a rhinoceros. Irate subjects snapped in compromising situations often take a swing at a cameraman.» —“Pap Snaps Embarrass The Rich And Famous” by Giles Elgood in London, United Kingdom Reuters Aug. 20, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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