candid camera

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noun

a small, handy camera, especially one having a fast lens for informal pictures.

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Origin of candid camera

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby candid camera

candid, candida, candidacy, candidate, candidate species, candid camera, Candide, candidemia, candidiasis, candidly, candidness

How to use candid camera in a sentence

Even though we were running late, Scott was jovial and candid in his conversation.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott|Stereo Williams|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Open-carry activists are known for baiting cops into on-camera arguments about the Second Amendment and state laws.
Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police—With a Black Panthers Tactic|Brandy Zadrozny|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We also see her physically battling Sheriff Clark, but the camera focuses on her falling to the ground.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The camera passes to each hostage in turn to allow them to plead with the Lebanese government to let them live.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He subtly gestured toward the direction of the camera pointed at their house.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tell Lady Maude the candid truth, and take shame and blame to yourself, as you deserve.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
A leather cased camera was suspended from his bull neck by means of a strap.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He ran from the stamping mill, his camera bobbing from the strap around his neck and his tripod dragging behind him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
In this vicinity are the Burnham beeches, made known almost everywhere by the camera and the brush of the artist.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
In spite of all the sneers of infidels, the candid reader finds the divine record sublime in its simplicity.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward

British Dictionary definitions for candid camera

candid camera

noun

a small camera that may be used to take informal photographs of people, usually without their knowledge
(as modifier)a candid-camera photograph

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