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celebutard

US/səˈlɛbjutɑɹd/

celebutard noun: a stupid celebrity, especially one who behaves badly in public.

Noun

celebutard (plural celebutards)

  1. (derogatory, informal, offensive, slang) A stupid celebrity, especially one who behaves badly in public.
    • Paris Hilton … helped coin the buzzword celebutard, a cross between celebrity and retard. From her sex tapes to having her belongings auctioned on the Web, she seems to totter from one embarrassing moment to another.2007 April 17, Clayton Neuman, “The Time 100 – Are They Worthy?”, in Time
    • [A]t some point between the moment a movie script wanders into the hands of a world-class celebutard such as George Clooney, and the words travel through lilting vocal chords and land on unsuspecting ears, something terrible occurs.2009 January 25, Andrea Peyser, “Celebutards: A Pox on All the Celebs and Politicians Gone Wild”, in New York Post

Forms of celebutard

pluralcelebutards

Origin of celebutard

Blend of celebrity + debutante + retard. Compare the suffix -tard. The first documented usage of the term was in a story about Paris Hilton published in the New York Post on 21 January 2006 ("Paris With a P"), which was followed by the second documented usage of the term in another story about Hilton published in the same paper five days later ("Unedited Paris Not Cute at All"). Sebastian Bach (of the band Skid Row) mentioned “Celebutard” as a potential band name in episode 1 of the reality show “Supergroup”, which aired on May 21st, of 2006.

Questions about celebutard

What does celebutard mean?
Celebutard means a stupid celebrity, especially one who behaves badly in public.
What part of speech is celebutard?
Celebutard is a noun.
How do you pronounce celebutard?
Celebutard is pronounced /səˈlɛbjutɑɹd/ (US).
What is the plural of celebutard?
The plural of celebutard is celebutards.

Words near celebutard in the dictionary

  1. celebs
  2. celebutant
  3. celebutante
  4. celebutantes
  5. celebutants
  6. celebutard
  7. celebutards
  8. celecoxib
  9. celecoxibs
  10. Celedon
  11. Celedons

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