money shot

British  

noun

1. slang a shot in a pornographic film in which a male performer is seen to ejaculate

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Etymology

Origin of money shot

C20: from the idea that the performer is only paid if he does this

Example Sentences

Never giving the same ball twice is key, using her slice to disrupt rhythm before unleashing her "money shot" of the forehand.

From BBC

Clark also hit his money shot on the 14th hole, a 3-wood onto the green at the 623-yard par 5 for a two-putt birdie, right after Rory McIlroy couldn’t hit the same green with a wedge.

From Washington Times

Now, photographers, paparazzi and NYU students with long lenses were jostling to get a money shot of Lady Gaga revealing her red, white, black and extremely blond steampunk look as Harley Quinn — the psychiatrist who falls in love with Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker and becomes his criminal partner — for the first time.

From Washington Post

But when Gethers saw an image of an older Newman with his hand covering half his face, he knew immediately that that was the money shot.

From Los Angeles Times

“Well, this is slightly awkward,” NBC’s David Brinkley said as the cameras watched Carter, who, in an attempt to join hands for the unity money shot, looked as if he was chasing the Massachusetts senator around the stage.

From Slate