demicelebrity

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noun

Minor fame.

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C-listerminicelebritysublebrityminor celebrity
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Meanings

noundemicelebrity (countable and uncountable, plural demicelebrities)

plural demicelebrities

  1. uncountableMinor fame.
  2. countableSynonym of minor celebrity (“a celebrity of little importance or significance; someone famous for being famous”).

    Many are demicelebrities themselves.

    2007 January 14, Lola Ogunnaike, “TV dramas rip the cover off magazine”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

    Synonyms: C-lister, minicelebrity, sublebrity, minor celebrity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of minor celebrity (“a celebrity of little importance or significance; someone famous for being famous”).

Similar
C-listerminicelebritysublebrityminor celebrity
Also see
c-listerminicelebrityminor celebritysublebrity

Origin

From demi- + celebrity.

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Cite this entry
APA

demicelebrity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demicelebrity

MLA

“demicelebrity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demicelebrity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demicelebrity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demicelebrity.

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