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rockstardom en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of rockstar + stardom.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being a rockstar.
    • They gathered outside Macari's, the musical instrument shop that specializes in amps, guitars and dreams of head-banging rockstardom. 2002, Lillian Pizzichini, Dead Men's Wages, Picador, published 2003, →ISBN, page 197:
    • Radiohead 2.0 has taken a number of innovative approaches to rockstardom, from the one-off “set your own price” digital release of In Rainbows (which is excellent by the way) to turning down an appearance at the Glastonbury festival because of potential harm to the environment. 2010, Andrew Marx, Thank You Is Implied: The Annotated Smart Remarx, →ISBN, page 13:
    • When church let out, Colin and I would draw up plans for rockstardom while Mrs. Gawel and my mom talked about how great it was that we boys had found something we were so dedicated to. 2012, Joe Oestreich, Hitless Wonder: A Life in Minor League Rock and Roll, Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN: