写真詐欺

• 読み: しゃしんさぎ
• ローマ字: shashin sagi
• 漢字の分解: 写真 (photograph) + 詐欺 (fraud/scam) → photo fraud
• 発音: /ɕa.ɕiɴ sa.ɡi/

意味

Photo fraud — when someone looks significantly different in person from their heavily edited or carefully angled photos, especially on dating apps.

A major topic in dating app culture, 写真詐欺 describes the gap between someone's curated online photos and their real appearance. This includes heavy use of filters, strategic angles, old photos, or photo editing apps like SNOW or Ulike. It's a common complaint after first dates from dating apps and is discussed with a mix of humor and frustration.

例文

1. 会ってみたら写真詐欺すぎて一瞬誰かわかんなかった。
2. 写真詐欺って言われたくないから加工なしの写真使ってる。
3. マッチングアプリって写真詐欺多すぎない？

使い方ガイド

場面: friends, dating app discussion, social media

トーン: humorous, frustrated

正しい言い方

• 写真詐欺にあったことある？ (Have you ever been photo-frauded?)
• 加工しすぎると写真詐欺って言われるよ。 (If you edit too much, people will call it photo fraud.)

避ける言い方

• 本人に面と向かって「写真詐欺じゃん」は傷つく (Saying 'your photos are fraud' to someone's face is very hurtful)

よくある間違い

• Thinking 写真詐欺 only applies to dating — it can be used for any situation where photos don't match reality, like food photos vs actual dishes

起源と歴史

Compound of 写真 (photograph) and 詐欺 (fraud/scam). Became widespread with dating app culture in the 2010s as photo editing apps made dramatic alterations easy.

文化的背景

時代: 2010s, dating app and filter era

世代: 20s-30s

社会的背景: Dating app culture

地域メモ: Used across Japan. A universal experience in modern online dating culture.