warhol

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US/ˈwɔɹhɑl/

noun

A unit of fame or hype that is equivalent to fifteen minutes of fame.

OriginCarpathian Rusyn вархола →
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Meanings

warhol1

nounwarhol (plural warhols)

plural warhols · alternative Warhol

  1. A unit of fame or hype that is equivalent to fifteen minutes of fame.

    The basic unit of hype would have to be the warhol, and obviously it would be equivalent to fifteen minutes of fame. A thousand warhols could be a kilowarhol […]

    1997 February 10, Cullen Murphy, “Too Much of a Good Thing”, in Slate

Warhol2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Carpathian Rusyn
nounWarhol (plural Warhols)

plural Warhols

  1. Alternative letter-case form of warhol.

Origin

warhol · noun

Named after Andy Warhol, who stated that "everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes." Coined by American writer Cullen Murphy.

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Warhol · proper noun, noun

  1. Carpathian Rusynвархола
  2. EnglishWarhol

Alteration of Warhola, from Carpathian Rusyn вархола (varxola).

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APA

warhol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warhol

MLA

“warhol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warhol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warhol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warhol.

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