CELEBRITY
ADJECTIVES
1984 ► A-LIST used for denoting all that is associated with the greatest contemporary celebrity and fame → US sl.
NOUNS
1535 ► FAMOSITY celebrity, notoriety, renown → obs.
1548 ► FAMOUSNESS celebrity, renown
1742 ► ÉCLAT celebrity, renown; ‘lustre’ of reputation; social distinction
20C.. ► ART newspaper photographs of celebrities → Amer. sl.
1983 ► CELEBRITY ROT what happens when an entertainer ages and is no longer able to perform as well as when younger → Amer. sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
20C.. ► FRAME GRABBER a celebrity who is the centre of attention at all events → sl.
1910 ► THROB a celebrity; a person of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers → sl.
1916 ► CELEB a celebrity → Amer. sl.
1926 ► HEART-THROB an attractive male celebrity → colloq., orig. US
1960 ► FACE a celebrity; a recognizable person; a well-known person; a famous personality; a celebrity; a show-business notable → Amer. & Aust. sl.
1969 ► CELEBRITY-FUCKER a person, typically a young woman, who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse with film stars or other celebrities; broadly, a hanger-on among celebrities → Amer. sl.
1972 ► PAINTED IMAGES really famous celebrities → homosexual sl. (Bk.)
1975 ► PAGE-ONER a celebrity, entertainer, or other person with always newsworthy name or doings → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1988 ► AMW a vacuous female celebrity or hanger-on (Actress, Model, Whatever) → US sl.
2002 ► ALIMONY GALLERY ex-wives of players at an exhibition game by celebrity filmmakers → Can. sl.
VERBS
L20.. ► PULL FACES to accost celebrities → teen sl.
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