paparazzi

• (US) enPR: pä'pəräʹtsē, IPA^(key): /ˌpɑpəˈɹɑtsi/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pă'pərăʹtsē, IPA^(key): /ˌpæpəˈɹætsi/

Reinterpretation of the plural of paparazzo, the singular standard Italian form.

paparazzi (countable and uncountable, plural paparazzis)

1. (nonstandard) A paparazzo.
   • 1997, Eeva Joniken; Soile Veijola, “The Disoriented Tourist: The Figuration of the Tourist in Contemporary Cultural Critique”, in Chris Rojek and John Urry, editors, Touring Cultures: Transformations of Travel and Theory, Routledge, →ISBN, page 46:

     The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous.

   • 2000, David Naccache; Michael Tunstall, “How to Explain Side-Channel Leakage to Your Kids”, in Çetin K. Koç and Christof Paar, editors, Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems — CHES 2000, Springer, →ISBN, page 229:

     A paparazzi is investigating the lives of a Royal couple.

   • 2005, Jude Idada, “Ouch!”, in A Box of Chocolates, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 221:

     What if someone I know sees me? Or what if a paparazzi is lurking somewhere?

2. (nonstandard, uncountable) Paparazzi taken as a group.
   • 1989, Carol Muske-Dukes, Dear Digby, Viking, →ISBN, page 148:

     “Tell Page that PAPARAZZI is here, in my apartment. And then tell her that their offices are right across from us …”

   • 2001, Geert Lovink, “The Rise and Fall of Dotcom Mania”, in Dark Fiber: Tracking Critical Internet Culture, MIT Press, published 2002, →ISBN, page 354:

     Rather, the business paparazzi is armoring itself for a backlash campaign against the entrepreneurial big mouths.

   • 2006, Kisha Green, And Even If I Did, iUniverse, →ISBN, page vi:

     Nelishia—You are a special lady with an enormous heart with skills that are off the chains!!! You go girl!!! A definite multi-tasking Diva!! Get your Chanel shades paparazzi is lurking…lol

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See the etymology of the main entry.

paparazzi

1. plural of paparazzo
   • 1985, Francis King, One Is a Wanderer: Selected Stories, Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 312:

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

   • 2004, Noel Botham, The Murder of Princess Diana, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 168:

     A number of paparazzi were there to take pictures, clearly having received a further tip-off about the party’s movements.

   • 2007, Stanley Hart, “Oh, Brother”, in Two Novellas, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 99:

     “Do you know how many paparazzi stalk those midtown hotels? […]”

Borrowed from Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpɑrɑtsi/, [ˈpɑpɑrɑt̪s̠i]

paparazzi

1. paparazzo

Borrowed from Italian paparazzi.

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• IPA^(key): /pa.pa.ʁad.zi/

paparazzi m (plural paparazzis)

1. A paparazzo

paparazzi m pl

1. plural of paparazzo

• paparazi

Borrowed from Italian, plural of paparazzo.

• IPA^(key): /papaˈɾatsi/, [papaˈɾat̪si], [papaˈɾat͡ʃi]
• Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧raz‧zi

paparazzi m (plural paparazzis)

1. paparazzo