CELEBRATED
ADJECTIVES
1000 ► BREME celebrated, famous, glorious → obs.
1624 ► FAR-FAMED widely celebrated, well-known
1768 ► CELEBERRIMOUS very or most celebrated → obs.
E19.. ► CHAUNTED celebrated; famous → sl.
1835 ► CRACK celebrated, famous → Amer. sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1817 ► BIG-BUG a celebrated, wealthy, influential, or important person → US sl.
1833 ► BIG a celebrated, influential, or important person; a big shot → Amer. colloq.
1842 ► BIG SNAG a celebrated, influential, important, or high-ranking person; a superior person, or one who claims to be → US sl.
1899 ► MAIN STEM a celebrated person; a person in charge; the head of any organization; the boss → Amer. sl.
1906 ► BIG NOISE a celebrated, high-ranking, or important person → sl., orig. US
1908 ► BIG SHOT a celebrated, influential, important, or high-ranking person; a superior person, or one who claims to be → sl., orig. US
1912 ► BIG BUTT a celebrated, wealthy, influential, or important person; an aristocrat → US sl., derisive usage
1912 ► BIG SCREECH a celebrated or important person → US sl.
1931 ► HIGH BICYCLE a celebrated or self-important person → US sl.
1947 ► BIG DEAL an important or self-important person; a celebrated person → sl., orig. US
1956 ► BIG ASS a celebrated, influential, or important person; a big shot; a superior person or one who claims to be → US sl., derisive usage
1975 ► BIG NAME a celebrated, prominent, famous, or important person, usually in the field of entertainment → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1590 ► FAMOSE to make celebrated or famous → obs.
1590 ► FAMOUS to make celebrated or famous → obs.
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