pap
v.— «When you see paparazzi pictures in the paper, it is impossible to know how traumatic being “papped” can be until you have been through it yourself.» —“Play by the PR rules” by Katie Derham Times (United Kingdom) Feb. 22, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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