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everybody who's anybody

everybody who's anybody is the alternative form of everybody who is anybody.

Meaning of everybody who is anybody

Noun

everybody who is anybody (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) All of the people who are well-known or important, especially those who have prominent social standing.
    • Sir William: I'm convinced that everybody who is anybody has got to buckle to, and save the landmarks left. Unless we're true to our caste, and prepared to work for it, the landed classes are going to go under to this infernal democratic spirit in the air.1912, John Galsworthy, The Eldest Son, act I

Questions about everybody who's anybody

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Everybody who's anybody is the alternative form of everybody who is anybody.

Words near everybody who's anybody in the dictionary

  1. everybody and their mother
  2. everybody and their uncle
  3. everybody else
  4. everybody who is anybody
  5. everybody who is anyone
  6. everybody who's anybody
  7. everybody who's anyone
  8. everybody's
  9. everyboy
  10. everyboys
  11. everybuddy

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