verb
- to edit, manipulate, or alter a digital image using photo editing software, especially to create a misleading or composite image
Usage: informal; often used as a generic term for digital image manipulation, regardless of software used
noun
- plural of photoshop; edited or manipulated digital images, or instances of image editing
Usage: informal; often used to refer to obviously fake or composite images shared online
Examples
- She photoshops her vacation photos to remove unwanted backgrounds.
- The celebrity's image was photoshopped to make them look thinner in the magazine.
- He created several photoshops of his friends' faces on famous movie characters.
- The viral image turned out to be a photoshop, not a real photograph.
- Social media is full of photoshops that spread misinformation.
- The designer photoshops product mockups for client presentations.