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DEFINITION: v., To be so obsessed with the lives of celebrities that you neglect your own personal affairs, responsibilities and hygiene. n., A person who is infatuated with celebrities.
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Celebrimental
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: səlebrəmentl
Sentence: You can call them superstars, VIPs, or the rich & famous, whatever you like, Judy is completely celebrimental about them. She spends so much time keeping up with her faves that her husband has to schedule things like discussing their kids.
Etymology: a combination of celebrity (the state of being well known), mental (suffering from disorders or illnesses of the mind) & sentimental (prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia)
Fanaddict
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fan ad dikt
Sentence: Emily was an absolute fanaddict when it came to celebrity news. She could not wait to get her daily fix on movie stars, tv entertainers and the Royal Family. She ignored her own family to read up on the daily gossip surrounding the rich & famous. She could name you all of Liz Taylor's eight husbands, but often had trouble remembering her own...
Etymology: Fan (an ardent follower and admirer) & Addict(someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction) & Wordplay on Fanatic (a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
Hyperglitteratimania
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Hi-per-glit-ter-are-tee-main-ee-ah
Sentence: The world has always looked for celebrities to give their lives a standard for wishful fantasy. However, in today's multimedia environment, this has become elevated to a state of Hyperglitteratimania!
Etymology: Hyper- To be elevated beyond reality. / Glitterati- Coloquial form of popular celebrity. / Mania- All-consuming obsession
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COMMENTS:
I like the epidemic proportions of your sentence and Hyperglitteratimania! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:52:00
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Prioritillusionist
Created by: ianbkk
Pronunciation: Pri-ohr-ti-LU-sionist
Sentence:
Etymology: Priority - something important, delusion - believing in something despite all the evidence to the contrary.
Celebaddiction
Created by: Sibahi
Pronunciation: Se-le-bad-dik-shen
Sentence: Tired from his personal life, Joey turned into a celebaddict. He followed tabloids and gossip all over the globe about celebrities like Posh and Becks!!
Etymology: Celebrity - addiction
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COMMENTS:
Can you develop a course of treatment for celebaddiction? Good choice in making addiction part of your creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 20:28:00
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Thradolatrize
Created by: novaspectyr
Pronunciation: thruh-dol-uh-trize
Sentence: I became thradolatrized by the account of Ms. Hilton's latest video publication. n. thradolater
Etymology: thrall (slave) + idolatrize (to make into an idol)
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COMMENTS:
Very original angle in your sentence and etymology. Very interesting! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 20:46:00
Thrad: such a strong word element! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-17: 16:49:00
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Miseryssion
Created by: 8Revolution8
Pronunciation: mizer/ee/tion
Sentence: "Man, he has such a miseryssion, he's been looking at that picture for so long!(What could it be?)!
Etymology: misery(i believe that all celebreties are inconspicuously miserable) + obsession
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COMMENTS:
Interesting observation in your etymology ... interesting creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 21:03:00
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Popnotized
Created by: p382c
Pronunciation: ---
Sentence: mommy's been popnotized by the e! channel!
Etymology: pop + hypnotized
Slebsess
Created by: Wattywords
Pronunciation: slɛb'sɛs
Sentence: Looking up from his keyboard, James McCowan observed the woman as she entered the office. Glancing around, she scanned the walls quickly, as if seeking approbation from the brightly coloured posters supporting local events and charities. Though dingily dressed in worn jeans and a ketchup-stained t-shirt, she paused, shoulders back and with one foot advanced, shook her lank blonde hair and confronted the man with her yellowing beam for just a few seconds too long. Her large handbag, stuffed with magazines, dwarfed her tiny frame. The Councillor's heart sank. Another fan, here to petition him to approve Milly Cyrus' application for a music license for her country pile. Why the wretched woman had bought a manor house in Warwickshire to throw exclusive parties was beyond him, but the slebsession of the local women had tuned the issue into a lightening rod of political pain. This was decidedly not what James had entered public service to deal with.
Etymology: Celebrity. Obsession.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-15: 02:00:00
Tigger, great idea! Did you think of it when you were hanging out with Demi/Ashton/Bruce at Sundance or as a guest at Eddy Murphy's fake wedding or schmoozing with Heidi and Seal at that Versace Fashion thingy?? Do tell, enquiring minds want to know...
Tigger - 2008-02-15: 02:46:00
Oh, the Versace thing! Wasn't that just absolutely fab? All my peeps were there and... Well no, I wasn't actually there, but I uh — I read all about it. I could've gone, but I was still distraught over the Pam Anderson divorce. [Ok, I'm giving myself the creeps now — I hate people who talk like that!]
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger. ~ James
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