Etymology

Oprah

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Today it means: To feature on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Full definition →

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The story

From Oprah Winfrey, a very influential talk show host, originally named Orpah after the Biblical figure, via metathesis.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.