sublebrity

Noun

sublebrity (plural sublebrities)

1. (derogatory, informal) Synonym of minor celebrity (“a celebrity of little importance or significance; someone famous for being famous”).
   • After the screening, a large crowd filled the street outside the theater, playing spot-the-sublebrity with some of the film's prime characters, including Nirvana photographer Alice Wheeler and [Courtney] Love's estranged (and notoriously unhinged) father, Hank Harrison, who appears in the movie...1998 May, James Sullivan, “Maggot Brains: The Bizarre Premiere of Kurt and Courtney”, in Michael Hirschorn, editor, Spin, volume 14, number 5, New York, N.Y.: Vibe/Spin Ventures, →ISSN, →OCLC, page...
   • Of course, the ultimate celebrity of all time is still Marilyn Monroe. In the nearly fifty years since her death, hundreds of books have been written about her and her classic beauty still looks modern. I wonder how many of today's sub-lebrities will ever achieve that degree of long-term adulation?2011, Joan Collins, “On Fame: I’m Going to Live for Ever, or at Least Fifteen Minutes”, in The World according to Joan, London: Constable & Robinson, →ISBN, page 25

   Synonyms:

   C-lister, demicelebrity, minicelebrity, minor celebrity