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creepshot

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɹiːpʃɒt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A surreptitiously taken photograph of a person (usually a woman) focusing on sexualized areas of the body such as the breasts, groin, or buttocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any photograph of a person taken without having acquired permission.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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verb

Meaning 3

To take a creepshot of (an individual).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbh-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-der. Proto-Germanic *skutą Old English sċot Old English ġesċot Middle English schot English shot English creepshot From creep + shot.