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delebrity

delebrity noun: a dead celebrity, particularly one whose image is used for promoting a product.

Noun

delebrity (plural delebrities)

  1. (neologism) A dead celebrity, particularly one whose image is used for promoting a product.
    • The licensing of names and images of dead celebrities can be very big business. Need more proof? Dead celebrities, or "delebrities," were everywhere at the 2017 Licensing Expo, which took place last week in Las Vegas. John Wayne and Bela Lugosi even had their own booths on the show floor.2017 June 2, Ben Arnon, “'Delebrities' (Dead Celebrities) Are Very Big Business”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2023

Forms of delebrity

pluraldelebrities

Origin of delebrity

Blend of dead + celebrity.

Questions about delebrity

What does delebrity mean?
Delebrity means a dead celebrity, particularly one whose image is used for promoting a product.
What part of speech is delebrity?
Delebrity is a noun.
What is the plural of delebrity?
The plural of delebrity is delebrities.

Words near delebrity in the dictionary

  1. deleaves
  2. deleaving
  3. deleb
  4. deleble
  5. delebrities
  6. delebrity
  7. delebs
  8. delect
  9. delectabilities
  10. delectability
  11. delectable

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