Microfame

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Small-scale fame. informal, uncountable

    "But if the band’s three sold-out shows this week at the Bowery Ballroom are any indication, it is still basking in the microfame bestowed over the last year by zealous bloggers."

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"But if the band’s three sold-out shows this week at the Bowery Ballroom are any indication, it is still basking in the microfame bestowed over the last year by zealous bloggers."

Etymology

From micro- + fame.

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small scale

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