money shot
noun
1
: the scene in a pornographic movie in which a male actor ejaculates
2
: a very important, impressive, or memorable picture or scene
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Nolan frets over a nihilist bomb (then fails to deliver an explosive money shot) yet refrains from detailing government paranoia that might be relevant to today’s spiritual exhaustion.
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Armond White, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024
Thankfully, both costars are nimble, and Gordon catches it off camera before the four assemble on stage for their money shot.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
For the Trinity Test — the film’s money shot — Jackson’s team created a full-scale model of the metal globe-like bomb.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Most action thrillers would save that kind of daredevil money shot for the release, praying that nobody leaked the footage and diminished the awe factor.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024
Thankfully, both costars are nimble, and Gordon catches it off camera before the four assemble on stage for their money shot.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
For the Trinity Test — the film’s money shot — Jackson’s team created a full-scale model of the metal globe-like bomb.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Most action thrillers would save that kind of daredevil money shot for the release, praying that nobody leaked the footage and diminished the awe factor.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
See all Example Sentences for money shot
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“Money shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20shot. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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