sikparazzi
n.— «Just as paparazzi follow Hollywood stars for a living, hoping to catch them slipping up on film—many so called “sikparazzi,” a combination of the Korean word for food and paparazzi, will be checking up on restaurants and food venders to detect unhygienic, inappropriate or fake ingredients, also in the hopes of a payday.» —“Tipsters on Bad Food Will Get Reward” by Bae Ji-sook Korea Times (Seoul) Dec. 12, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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