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horsemanning

noun

Etymology

From horseman + -ing, in allusion to the Headless Horseman of folklore.

  1. inherited from horsman
  2. suffixed as horsemanning — “horseman + ing”

Definitions

  1. The act of posing for a photograph in such a way that one appears to have been beheaded,…

    The act of posing for a photograph in such a way that one appears to have been beheaded, with the head resting on the ground or on a surface.

    • “There's a picture of a kid on there,” Bob accused, “a dead kid with his head cut off. Where did you even get it!?” Kevin shook his head in disbelief. “It's horsemanning, dad,” he said, disgusted at his parents' stupidity.
    • […] but, like planking, horsemanning, Tebowing, Hadoukening, and other viral photography memes, as a genre of public performance, dance in public is greatly facilitated by the channels of distribution that social media offer, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA