candid camera

noun

: a camera used to record subjects in a natural, spontaneous, or unposed manner
also : something likened to a camera used in such a manner
candid-camera adjective

Examples of candid camera in a Sentence

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The digital medium was perfect for the film because there was a lot of candid camera work on the streets of Mumbai, Sivan said. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2024 There’s not much production happening in the storyline, Stein asserts, likening it to candid camera—the situations might be set up, but the reactions are real. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2023 Arizona State coach Herm Edwards uses a candid camera to keep everybody loose. oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2019 Desperate to catch Victoria Beckham on candid camera? Corey Tenold, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of candid camera was in 1903

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“Candid camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candid%20camera. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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