Definitions
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- noun One who has a certain degree of
celebrity status without being actuallyfamous ornoteworthy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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My moment in the family spotlight was over before it had even begun and not even the glow of pseudocelebrity could save me.
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So if Heidi could turn a hayseed into Holly Golightly, why not a pseudocelebrity into the real thing?
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So if Heidi could turn a hayseed into Holly Golightly, why not a pseudocelebrity into the real thing?
cat’s meow melissa de la cruz 2001
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So if Heidi could turn a hayseed into Holly Golightly, why not a pseudocelebrity into the real thing?
cat’s meow melissa de la cruz 2001
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It rarely ends well for the celebrity or pseudocelebrity who becomes "a pawn for others to make money" off of, Booker explained.
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But here in Chicago, the best Cutler can do for now is an Internet pseudocelebrity with the relevance of Tron Guy and Dramatic Look Gopher.
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Attention seekers like the Salahis, and before them the Heenes, suffer the opposite delusion: believing that their success in the world of pseudocelebrity insulates them from real-world consequences.
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Attention seekers like the Salahis, and before them the Heenes, suffer the opposite delusion: believing that their success in the world of pseudocelebrity insulates them from real-world consequences.
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