paparazzi

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paparazzi

/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæt.si/ UK
/ˌpa.pəˈɹat.sɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌpa.pəˈɹat.sɪ/ Northern England
/-si/ Northern England
/ˌpa.pəˈɾat.si/ Wales
/ˌpa.pəˈɾat.se/ Scotland
/-sɪ/ Scotland
/-si/ Scotland
/ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.si/ US

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From Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

noun

plural plural of paparazzo A number of paparazzi had gate-crashed, as had a famous tennis-player and a couple of pop-singers.

noun paparazzi · paparazzis

alternative, countable Alternative form of paparazzo The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous.
uncountable Paparazzi taken as a group. “Tell Page that PAPARAZZI is here, in my apartment. And then tell her that their offices are right across from us …”

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stalkarazzi, peeper, lens louse, snapper, lenshound, shutterbug, mugfaker, nosey parker, publicity-hound, popster, creepshotter, nosebag, glasshole, creepshot, gawper, showbizzer

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"paparazzi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paparazzi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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paparazzi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paparazzi

Chicago

"paparazzi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paparazzi.

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@misc{paparazzi_2026,
  title = {paparazzi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paparazzi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}