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

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money shot

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

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024

He said on Twitter that the trip had given General Min Aung Hlaing “the money shot he waited 9 months for. Will he get Danny Fenster in return? What about the other 7,000 political prisoners?”

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2021

In 2014 he got his money shot: a photograph of a cat with a limp woodrat in its mouth.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2020

The more Wilder swings at empty air, the more he will overextend himself trying for the knockout and find himself off the balance he requires to land the money shot.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2020

Likely coming from many who have championed him for almost two decades, the media is now replete with criticism of the contract, the money, shot selection, minutes played and missed games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2015