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sublebrity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /sʌbˈlɛ.bɹɪ.ti/
  • General-American: /sʌbˈlɛ.bɹə.ti/
  • General-American: [-ɾi]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of minor celebrity (“a celebrity of little importance or significance; someone famous for being famous”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: C-lister, demicelebrity, minicelebrity, minor celebrity

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of sub- (“below; secondary, subsidiary”, prefix) + celebrity.