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celebrityville

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See also: Celebrityville

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Etymology

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From celebrity +‎ -ville.

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celebrityville

  1. (informal) The notional space inhabited by celebrities.
    • 2001, Dom F. Moraes, The Penguin book of Indian journeys, page 79:
      Here, the road to celebrityville begins with the elephant. Everyone, almost everyone has an elephant tale to tell; elephant wisdom to disseminate...
    • 2007 May 28, Elizabeth Olson, “OMG! Cute Boys, Kissing Tips and Lots of Pics, as Magazines Find a Niche”, in New York Times[1]:
      But the Paris Hiltons of celebrityville do not regularly appear in these fan magazines.