kiss cam

American  

[kis kam] / ˈkɪs ˈkæm /

noun

1. a popular feature at stadium events (especially sporting events and concerts) in which two spectators, presumed to be a couple, are shown on a large screen and encouraged to kiss for the audience's entertainment.

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Example Sentences

The concert “kiss cam” heard around the world.

From Slate

After an ill-timed kiss cam caught the data-operations tech company Astronomer’s former CEO, Andy Byron, smooching his colleague Kristin Cabot last summer at a Coldplay concert, the viral moment turned into an infidelity scandal for Astronomer.

From Salon

"I don't think it increases awareness of them... the public at large have one thing in their head, and that's the Kiss Cam video. That drowns out all the other stuff."

From BBC

The late-night host also recruited Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Weird Al” Yankovic to parody Coldplay’s now-infamous kiss cam.

From Salon

The video, taken at the band’s July 16 performance at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts, shows Byron and a female colleague, later identified as Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot, sharing an embrace during the concert’s kiss cam segment.

From Salon