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Origin of the word Paparazzi
If you were to see a casual photographer around town or anywhere for that matter and called him paparazzi [pronounced PAH-pah-RAHT-see (The Columbia Guide to Standard American English)], don’t be surprised if he throws his camera at you, especially if he considers himself to be a professional photojournalist. ... Looking at its history, the meaning of paparazzi is “buzzing insects.” In Hong Kong, paparazzi are sometimes called “puppy teams”, either because they dog or track their subjects, or by analogy with the behavior of puppies around people. “Tabloid print reporters, particularly those who hound stars and politicians as aggressively as they can,” is the common or modern meaning of the word paparazzi (http://www. ... Paparazzi is a derogatory term for photographers who take blunt photographs of the rich and the famous or celebrities (http://encyclopedia. ...
Paparazzi usually shadow well-known people relentlessly in their public and private activities. ... It has become common practice for some paparazzi to confront or harass celebrities in an attempt to provoke some sort of reaction on the part of their subject. Technology such as
long lenses and low-light cameras have made the paparazzi job much effective and much easier. ... cleverly called “Paparazzi.”
The American Heritage Dictionary states that the word paparazzi derives from paparazzo, paparazzi is the plural form of paparazzo, the name of a news photographer in a film who would go to great lengths to take pictures of American movie stars.
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