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claim to fame

claim to fame noun: that for which one has bragging rights; one’s reason for being well-known or famous.

Noun

claim to fame (plural claims to fame)

  1. (idiomatic) That for which one has bragging rights; one’s reason for being well-known or famous.
    • Her only claim to fame is being married to a socialite.
    • It seems to me that "grass seed capital of the world" is a fairly shaky claim to fame.

Forms of claim to fame

pluralclaims to fame

Questions about claim to fame

What does claim to fame mean?
Claim to fame means that for which one has bragging rights; one’s reason for being well-known or famous.
What part of speech is claim to fame?
Claim to fame is a noun.
What is the plural of claim to fame?
The plural of claim to fame is claims to fame.

Words near claim to fame in the dictionary

  1. claim jumpers
  2. Claim of Right
  3. claim shanties
  4. claim shanty
  5. claim someone's life
  6. claim to fame
  7. claim-jumping
  8. claimability
  9. claimable
  10. claimables
  11. claimancies

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