microcelebrity

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ celebrity

Noun

microcelebrity (countable and uncountable, plural microcelebrities)

  1. (uncountable) Celebrity on a small scale or in a specific area.
    • 2009 April 19, Michael Agger, “Dude, Murdoch Friended Us!”, in New York Times‎:
      It was in this culture of microcelebrity that Anderson, an intellectual drifter who had been a hacker in his teens, saw an opportunity for MySpace.
  2. (countable) A celebrity whose fame is on a small scale or in a specific area.
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