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pseudofamous

pseudofamous adjective: apparently, but not actually, famous.

Adjective

pseudofamous (comparative more pseudofamous, superlative most pseudofamous)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, famous.
    • It turns out there's quite a few women out there who like to have sex with the pseudofamous. Like, say, the guy in that silly potato chip commercial.2001, Eckhard Gerdes, John Barth, Bearded Bards & Splitting Hairs, page 7

Forms of pseudofamous

comparativemore pseudofamous
superlativemost pseudofamous

Origin of pseudofamous

From pseudo- + famous.

Questions about pseudofamous

What does pseudofamous mean?
Pseudofamous means apparently, but not actually, famous.
What part of speech is pseudofamous?
Pseudofamous is an adjective.

Words near pseudofamous in the dictionary

  1. pseudofact
  2. pseudofactin
  3. pseudofacts
  4. pseudofaecal
  5. pseudofaeces
  6. pseudofamous
  7. pseudofarcy
  8. pseudofatalistic
  9. pseudofault
  10. pseudofaults
  11. pseudofecal

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