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matinee idol

matinee idol is the alternative form of matinée idol.

Meaning of matinée idol

Noun

matinée idol (plural matinée idols)

  1. (dated) A star of movies, often male, who is adored by his many fans; used primarily in the 1940s-1960s.

Forms of matinee idol

pluralmatinee idols

Questions about matinee idol

What is matinee idol the alternative form of?
Matinee idol is the alternative form of matinée idol.

Words near matinee idol in the dictionary

  1. Matin-ao
  2. matinal
  3. matinee
  4. matinee coat
  5. matinee coats
  6. matinee idol
  7. matinee idols
  8. matinee jacket
  9. matinee jackets
  10. matineed
  11. matineeing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: matinee idol (page history and authors); matinée idol (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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