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MATINEE IDOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does matinee idol mean?
• MATINEE IDOL (noun)
The noun MATINEE IDOL has 1 sense:
1. someone who is adored blindly and excessively
Familiarity information: MATINEE IDOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is adored blindly and excessively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
idol; matinee idol
Hypernyms ("matinee idol" is a kind of...):
lead; principal; star (an actor who plays a principal role)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "matinee idol"):
heartthrob (an object of infatuation)
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