• Sleb

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /slÉ›b/
    • Rhymes: -É›b

    Origin

    A slurring of celeb, itself a shortening of celebrity

    Full definition of sleb

    Noun

    sleb

    (plural slebs)
    1. (slightly derogatory) a celebrity.
      • 2000, January 19, "nerdboy mikey", Re: What celebrity would you like for a friend?, It's easy to recall who I hate, but I'm generally pretty friendly, so I can't think of any particularly sleb that I'd like to be friends with more than another.
      • 2002, February 17, Susannah Herbert, Naomi the sleb martyr, With an enormous silver cross swinging from a chain around her neck, she has cast herself as the ultimate sleb martyr, sacrificing what remains of her dignity and reputation so that others may enjoy theirs.
      • 2010, April 19, Kevin Jones, Celebrity skinned? Not in 1963, Now in out sleb-obsessed 21st century world, can you imagine Lady G getting away with a court appearance, a conviction, a fine and a year's driving ban with just about no fanfare?

    Anagrams

    © Wiktionary