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microcelebrity

British  
/ ˌmaɪkrəʊsɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ /

noun

  1. a celebrity whose fame is relatively narrow in scope and likely to be transient

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You can thank in part microcelebrity William Hung, who tortured Ricky Martin's She Bangs during the third-season auditions and ended up with a record deal.

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