Celebrification

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The introduction of celebrity as a factor in some field or discipline. informal, uncountable

    "Chuck Todd, editor of the online political clearinghouse Hotline, calls the gossip phenomenon “pack gossip journalism,” a byproduct of the celebrification of politics and the attendant proliferation of media to cover it."

Example

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"Chuck Todd, editor of the online political clearinghouse Hotline, calls the gossip phenomenon “pack gossip journalism,” a byproduct of the celebrification of politics and the attendant proliferation of media to cover it."

Etymology

Blend of celebrity + -ification.

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