matinée idol
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of matinée idol
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Some movie stars appear to have already accepted the demise of the matinée idol and jumped to streaming services.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
A matinée idol slides into a velvet booth at an exclusive boîte—and the phone in the back pocket of his tuxedo pants dials his mother-in-law.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 5, 2019
After the matinée idol Rudolph Valentino died, in 1926, some hundred thousand fans mobbed the streets of New York during his funeral, smashing windows and clamoring to get a last glimpse of his face.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2019
Joseph Estrada, a former matinée idol who had often played Robin Hood types, rose to the presidency by promising to be hard on bad guys and good to the poor.
From Economist ● Sep. 14, 2017
The boy finds his hero in the baseball player or athlete, the girl in the matinée idol, or the "movie" star.
From Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day by Heydrick, Benjamin A.
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