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Heartthrob

//ˈhɑɹtˌθɹɑb// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A heartbeat.
  2. 2
    an object of infatuation wordnet
  3. 3
    The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.
  4. 4
    A handsome male celebrity.

    "And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on Believe’s “Die In Your Arms.”"

Etymology

From heart + throb.

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