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celebutante, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |sɪˈlɛbjʊtɑːnt|, |sɪˈlɛbjʊtɒnt|, U.S. |səˈlɛbjuˌtɑnt|, |səˈlɛbjəˌtɑnt|
Forms: α. 19– celebutante; β. 19– celebutant
[Blend of celebrity n. and débutante n. at débutant n. Derivatives
With the β-form compare débutant n. Broadly, but by no means invariably, the α-form is used to refer to a woman and the β-form to refer to a man.]
A celebrity socialite.
1939Nevada State Jrnl. 11 Apr. 4/5 Brenda Frazier, who inspires a new 1-word description: Celebutante. 1985Newsweek 3 June 83/3 Young ‘celebutants’ hope to win the approval of full-fledged downtown celebrities like Dianne Brill, a voluptuous 26-year-old menswear designer who reigns over the New York night in red vinyl evening gowns. 1999Guardian 26 Apr. ii. 8/3 St James was already one of the elite ‘celebutantes’ on the New York club scene when Alig, a shy gay man from Indiana, started to make his mark in the Big Apple. 2004Philadelphia Inquirer 13 June h 1/1 Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, the swanky yet skanky..celebutantes. |