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celesbian en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of celebrity + lesbian.

Meanings

1. A celebrity who is also famous for being a lesbian.
   • Some clients will think that the life of celesbians (celebrity lesbians visible in movies and television) represent the life that all lesbians will have — leading to disappointment, confusion, and, in some, despair. 2010, Geoffrey L. Greif, Paul H. Ephross, editors, Group Work with Populations at Risk, 3rd edition, page 364:
   • Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are well known celesbians.
   • I might've been able to get by with the whole gay thing had Gait been a "celesbian," like Ellen DeGeneres or Sheryl Swoopes. 2008, Linda Villarosa, Passing for Black, page 180:
   • Marie Claire got lucky in November with Lindsay Lohan talking openly about her "celesbian" affair, and InStyle struck gold in April with the freshly bobbed Katie Holmes. 2009, Sally Jackson, “Stand out and sell”, in The Australian, page 14:
   • The weekend parties, which feature thong-clad girls writhing on stripper poles, are hip enough to pull in a mix of faux-hawks, bridge-and-tunnel singles, celesbians, and even a spattering of boys. 2006 March 13, “Best Lesbian Bar”, in New York, volume 39, numbers 8–14, page 84:

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