There are words we need to borrow from other languages. From Swedish, that word of the day is “linslus”. This is a portmanteau of two words. It is from “lins”, meaning “lens”, and “lus”, which is a “louse”. This is thought to be a loan word since it is derived from English, and is a play on shutterbug. The difference here is that the “lens louse” is on the other end of the camera. “Linslus” is a person who is a slut for the camera, and puts great effort in appearing in photographs.
The word has
been used, at least, since 1973. It is a
noun, so you could say, for example, “The linslus at the wedding wanted
to interject herself into every picture even though she was not close to the
wedding couple.”
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