slo-mo
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of slow motion.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]slo-mo (uncountable)
- Clipping of slow motion.
Verb
[edit]slo-mo (third-person singular simple present slo-mos, present participle slo-moing, simple past and past participle slo-moed or slo-mo'd)
- (intransitive) To move in, or as if in, slow motion.
- 2016 May 25, “This season it’s all about the swimsuit. Take the plunge”, in The Times[1]:
- The under-thirties will have memories of swimming lessons in saggy cossies; those over 30 of Farrah Fawcett in a sunset-orange suit circa 1976. No matter when you were born you won’t forget Pamela Anderson slo-moing her way along the LA coastline in a high-cut swimsuit.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a slow motion effect to (a video etc.).
- 2006 March 21, Jim Louderback, “The Joys of Connected Traveling”, in PC Magazine, volume 25, number 5, page 11:
- On my last trip to Europe, I hooked up—only to find my wife watching Oprah. I'd neglected to explain Slingbox, so when I started pausing, rewinding, and slo-mo-ing, she became understandably vexed. After randomly selecting TiVo menu options for a few seconds, she gave up in disgust and turned the TV off.
- 2017 May 13, “'RHOA' Matt Jordan Says Fight Video Proves His Claim, Peter Thomas Pulled a Knife”, in TMZ[2]:
- Matt Jordan insists the only reason he didn't kick Peter Thomas' ass quicker is because Peter had a knife on him, and now that we've finally seen the video ... Matt might have a point. […] When we slo-mo'd the video, you can clearly see the blade in Peter's hand during the struggle.
- 2020 October 14, Tim Page, quoting Jon Gibson, “Jon Gibson, composer who became force behind minimalist music, dies at 80”, in The Washington Post[3]:
- I also had a like-minded sound engineer friend who also had some nice sounds that I incorporated. I added cymbal, wooden flutes, and other percussion sounds — sometimes slow-mo-ing them and treating them in different ways.