B list

British

noun

Compare A list
1. a category considered to be slightly below the most socially desirable
2. ( as modifier )
  
  B-list celebrities

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Example Sentences

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The B list are close friends, but not as close as the A list.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2024

They needed a school with a bit more broad appeal, an A-lister that gave them options to dip down closer to the B list if it made sense.

From Fox News • Jul. 27, 2021

In “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” he inhabits the soul of a loser, an actor perilously close to middle age, struggling to keep his name within sight of the B list.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2019

This group doesn't even make the "B" list.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2016

"Ah—here we are," exclaimed Billy, as he ran his finger triumphantly down the "B" list.

From The Boy Aviators in Africa by Goldfrap, John Henry

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