heartthrob en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈhɑːtˌθɹɔb/ (Australia)
- /ˈhɑːtˌθɹɒb/ (UK)
- /ˈhɑɹtˌθɹɑb/ (US)
Etymology
From heart + throb.
Meanings
- A heartbeat.
- The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.
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A handsome male celebrity.
And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on Believe’s “Die In Your Arms.”
2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heartthrobs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| heart-throb | alternative | lexicographic | |
| heart throb | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (16)
fr chérie (sweetheart) · fi sydämentykytys (heartbeat) · it rubacuori (sweetheart) · ru сердцебие́ние (heartbeat) · pt galã (handsome male celebrity) · mi kuku o te manawa (sweetheart) · nl hartslag (heartbeat) · fr pulsation (heartbeat) · fr battement de cœur (heartbeat) · mi kaitokomauri (sweetheart) · pt batimento cardíaco (heartbeat) · de Herzschlag (heartbeat) · fr chéri (sweetheart) · is hjartaknúsari (handsome male celebrity) · pl bicie serca (heartbeat) · fr idole (handsome male celebrity)