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going Hollywood

going Hollywood is the present participle and gerund of go Hollywood.

Meaning of go Hollywood

Verb

go Hollywood (third-person singular simple present goes Hollywood, present participle going Hollywood, simple past went Hollywood, past participle gone Hollywood)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To adapt one's lifestyle in order to pursue fame; especially, to debase oneself by adopting decadent culture.
    • They'll put you in the movies, you'll have your video
      And if you're young and sexy, you'll be rollin' in the dough
      You'll sell a million records, so that must mean you're good
      Move on over, Ernest Tubb, Nashville's gone Hollywood2002, Heather Myles, “Nashville's Gone Hollywood”, in Sweet Talk and Good Lies, performed by Heather Myles

Questions about going Hollywood

What is going Hollywood the present participle and gerund of?
Going Hollywood is the present participle and gerund of go Hollywood.

Words near going Hollywood in the dictionary

  1. going hand in hand
  2. going hang
  3. going hard
  4. going hard in the paint
  5. going haywire
  6. going Hollywood
  7. going home
  8. going home club
  9. Going Home Day
  10. Going Home Days
  11. going horribly right

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