Meanings
plural starfuckers · alternative star-fucker
- derogatoryslangvulgarOne who obsessively seeks sex or association with stars or celebrities.
2004https://web.archive.org/web/20070416105616/http://www.redpepper.org.uk/KYE/x-kye-May2004.html "No, Blair’s alright, he’s such a star-fucker.", remark allegedly made by Rupert Murdoch when asked whether he thought that British Prime Minister Tony Blair was likely to regulate cross-media ownership
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In more contemporary publications, she has been damned as "starstruck," a "lover to the stars," and more outrageously, "the greatest starfucker ever."
2003, Robert A. Schanke, "That Furious Lesbian": The Story of Mercedes De Acosta →ISBN p. 1I am a starfucker. I am a fuckin' star fucking starfucker. There is nothing I love more than a star, except a reality star, which proves nothing except that I'm disturbed in a very special way.
2005, Jill Soloway, Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants, →ISBN, page 47Peter Munk notes, "Conrad is a starfucker - has been all his life. He gets turned on physically by fame and prominence."
2007 February, Vanity Fair, published 2006, page 196“A very nice family. Uh, his wife is a wonderful actress, but it wouldn't be appropriate for me to mention her name.” “Absolutely, no.” “Oh, go ahead. Tell us.” “No, no.” (overlapping chatter) “Come on.” “Let's just say that you would recognize her from... more than a few episodes of Law & Order.” “Law & Order. I was going to say...” (snaps fingers) “Ok. I know what's going on here. It's as clear as day. This motherfucker is a starfucker.” “What? Now, I don't think that's what he meant.” “Yes, that is what these schools want. They want the famous parents,”
2022 August 9, Ayo Edebiri & Shana Gohd, “Private School” (15:40 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 4, episode 5, spoken by Nadja of Antipaxos (Natasia Demetriou)Synonyms: groupie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who obsessively seeks sex or association with stars or celebrities.
Origin
From star + fucker. The band Nine Inch Nails released a track titled Starfuckers, Inc. in 1999.
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