celeb

noun

ce·​leb sə-ˈleb How to pronounce celeb (audio)

Examples of celeb in a Sentence

a trendy restaurant much favored by Tinseltown celebs
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Style it like a celeb with a slip dress á la Katie Holmes, or wear it as a top with your best pair of jeans. Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 The Icon Classic Wide-Leg Jean is almost out of stock in the celeb’s light wash (there’s only one size left!). Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024 In instances where the internet sided with one celeb over another, fans wondered, were their opinions of the controversies really their own? David Oliver, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024 Of course, leather trench coats are hardly a trend, and Dua Lipa is certainly not the only celeb wearing a trench recently. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for celeb 

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of celeb was in 1907

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“Celeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celeb. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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