total rockstar
- noun
- /ˈtoʊtəl ˈrɑkˌstɑr/
- Slang
:
estrella total
- Everyone agreed that she was a total rockstar after leading the project to success.
Examples
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You handled those unexpected questions like a total rockstar during the meeting.
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The team delivered a total rockstar performance yesterday.
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After running the marathon, he felt like a total rockstar.
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She is a total rockstar in her field!
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Everyone agreed that she was a total rockstar after leading the project to success.
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You handled those unexpected questions like a total rockstar during the meeting.
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The team delivered a total rockstar performance yesterday.
Synonyms
187
2.8
A very famous and successful person in entertainment or sports
6
3.2
A very famous and successful person, often in music or sports
2
6.7
A person or thing that is very successful and impressive
1
8.2
A person who is among the best in a field
Antonyms
How Impressive
- Slang
21
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
total + rockstar
The phrase combines the intensifier 'total' with 'rockstar' (a person famous/skilled in rock music) and the meaning is a predictable metaphorical extension to an outstanding person in any field. Because the sense is built from a recognizable headword ('rockstar' = exceptional performer) but relies on metaphorical transfer outside music, a B1 learner who knows the constituents can often infer the praise sense but not fully predict all pragmatic uses.
Etymology
Total rockstar comes from the image of a rockstar on stage and the word total meaning 'completely': imagine bright lights, a loud crowd, and someone who seems excellent at what they do. So calling someone a total rockstar means they did something 'impressive' or handled a task very well.