demicelebrity en · NOUN
Etymology
From demi- + celebrity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Minor fame.
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(countable) Synonym of minor celebrity (“a celebrity of little importance or significance; someone famous for being famous”).
Many are demicelebrities themselves.
2007 January 14, Lola Ogunnaike, “TV dramas rip the cover off magazine”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demicelebrities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
subcelebrity · pseudocelebrity · noncelebrity · microcelebrity · semicelebrity