celebrity scandal
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3.4
- noun
- /səˈlɛbrɪti ˈskændl/
- Literature
:
escándalo de celebridades
Examples
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Mainstream media is focused on celebrity scandals and Turkey fighting with Syria.
Blog text (20) -
"After his 'indefinite break' from golf, Woods will surely be back on the links once the next celebrity scandal drowns his out.
Blog text (14) -
She barely had a backlash if you think about all the other celebrity scandals.
Blog text (22) -
Michael Myers is not a sound bite... a spin-off, a tie-in, some celebrity scandal.
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He and Masur argue that the tabloids tacitly encourage their sources to lie by offering hundreds of dollars or more for tales of celebrity scandal.
Academic text (1997) -
The latest celebrity scandal involving the pop star made headlines across all entertainment news outlets.
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After the shocking celebrity scandal broke, fans flooded social media with their opinions and reactions.
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Critics argue that the celebrity scandal overshadowed more significant issues in the community.
Synonyms
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2.8
An action that shocks the public because it is illegal or morally wrong
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9.3
An event like a trial that gets a lot of public attention because people strongly disagree about it
How Scandalous
- Literature
26
7.3
- Literature
1
3.4
465
4.9
- Literature
579
4.8
- US
74
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a controversial or sensational event involving a famous person' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'celebrity' (a widely recognized person) with 'scandal' (an act or revelation causing public outrage). This noun-noun compositional pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Celebrity scandal paints a clear picture: a well-known person, celebrity, has a private 'secret' or bad act, a scandal, that is 'made public' and spreads in the news and on social media. That's why the phrase means a controversial event involving a famous person that gets wide attention.