zapruder

/zəˈpɹuːdə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Named after Abraham Zapruder, who shot the footage of the 1963 assassination of the President of the United States John F. Kennedy known as the Zapruder film.

zapruder means to mesmerize; to fascinate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

zapruder is pronounced /zəˈpɹuːdə(ɹ)/.

verb

To mesmerize; to fascinate.“Zaprudered into surreal dimensions of purest speculation, ghost-narratives have emerged and taken on shadowy but determined lives of their own, but Cayce is familiar with them all, and steers clear.”
To study (a piece of footage) closely.“Ah, well; at least 'shippers can stop Zaprudering old episodes to figure out whether Logan and Veronica have done it.”