Celebrity vs Sleb - What's the difference?
celebrity | sleb |
(label) A rite or ceremony.
(label) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population; a famous person ().
* {{quote-book, year=1897, author=
, title=
, chapter=1 (slightly, derogatory) a celebrity.
* {{quote-newsgroup
, year=2000
, date=January 19
, author="nerdboy mikey"
, title=Re: What celebrity would you like for a friend?
, newsgroup=alt.gossip.celebrities
* {{quote-news
, year=2002
, date=February 17
, author=Susannah Herbert
, title=Naomi the sleb martyr
, work=The Telegraph
* {{quote-news
, year=2010
, date=April 19
, author=Kevin Jones
, title=Celebrity skinned? Not in 1963
, work=The Sydney Morning Herald
As nouns the difference between celebrity and sleb
is that celebrity is a rite or ceremony while sleb is a celebrity.celebrity
English
(Celebrity)Noun
(celebrities)citation, passage=I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.}}
Synonyms
* (fame) big name, distinction, eminence, renown * (person who has a high degree of recognition) big name, star, (informal) celeb, luminary, notable (noun)sleb
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=It's easy to recall who I hate, but I'm generally pretty friendly, so I can't think of any particularly sleb that I'd like to be friends with more than another.}}
citation, passage=With an enormous silver cross swinging from a chain around her neck, she has cast herself as the ultimate sleb martyr, sacrificing what remains of her dignity and reputation so that others may enjoy theirs.}}
citation, passage=Now in out sleb -obsessed 21st century world, can you imagine Lady G getting away with a court appearance, a conviction, a fine and a year's driving ban with just about no fanfare?}}