subcelebrity
nounEtymology
From sub- + celebrity.
- derived from celēbritās
- derived from celebrite
- inherited from celebritē
Definitions
The state or quality of being somewhat known but not enough to be considered truly famous.
- Himself almost unknown, Gay yet held a curious subcelebrity with not a few men who had won distinction in widely diverging lines.
A person who is somewhat known but not famous enough to be considered a true celebrity.
- So Angela was relegated to the netherworld of D.C. subcelebrities — not quite interesting enough to be famous but just famous enough to be interesting.
The neighborhood
- neighborsublebrity
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for subcelebrity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA