"delebrity" meaning in English

See delebrity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: delebrities [plural]
Etymology: Blend of dead + celebrity. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dead|celebrity}} Blend of dead + celebrity Head templates: {{en-noun}} delebrity (plural delebrities)
  1. (neologism) A dead celebrity, particularly one whose image is used for promoting a product. Tags: neologism Related terms: deleb

Inflected forms

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