Meanings
nounceletoid (plural celetoids)
plural celetoids
- informalA person who is famous for a brief time; a short-lived celebrity.
A celetoid is only allowed so much time in the spotlight. Of course, just when you think your life as a celetoid has passed, you end up writing an article about your experience six years later, or you sing a song for a friend at a wedding.
2010 January 29, Richie Wilcox, “My Life as a Celetoid: Reflections on Canadian Idol”, in Canadian Theatre Review
Origin
From celebrity + -oid, coined by Chris Rojek.
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APA
celetoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celetoid
MLA
“celetoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celetoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celetoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celetoid.
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