Patel shot
n.— «Well here we go i decided to write something about patel shots. Well by definition this means that when you go to a new place you stand right in front of it and take a picture of yourself with “that thing’ at the back. by that thing i mean.. say you to agra you take a picture of yourself with the taj in the backdrop. Its one of the lamest ever photographs that one can take. Well i guess the word was coined by some english people who observed the patel families of india who did this.» —“Patel shots and the mystery around it…“ by Madhu Venkatesan Me, Myself and Madhu (Chicago, Illinois) Jan. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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