famous for being famous
- idiom
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famoso por ser famoso
- "Just as a celebrity is someone famous for being famous, a great trial of the century is famous for being famous," says historian Edward Knappman, editor of the book Great American Trials.
And I went back and I, I said to this Brian, who is OK, I guess he was famous for being famous, you know, for nothing.
- And I went back and I, I said to this Brian, who is OK, I guess he was famous for being famous, you know, for nothing.
- People will laud him, but then he seems completely oblivious because he's a celebrity and he's famous for being famous.
Examples
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The concept of being famous for being famous has evolved with social media influencers gaining notoriety without clear achievements.
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And I went back and I, I said to this Brian, who is OK, I guess he was famous for being famous, you know, for nothing.
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"Just as a celebrity is someone famous for being famous, a great trial of the century is famous for being famous," says historian Edward Knappman, editor of the book Great American Trials.
Academic text (2000) -
Many celebrities today are known as famous for being famous, with little talent beyond their public persona.
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Reality TV stars often become famous for being famous rather than for traditional accomplishments.
Synonyms
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1.0
Many people know them for something good or important
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3.5
Well known and respected by many people
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense is directly built from the parts: 'famous' + 'for' (indicating cause) + 'being' + 'famous' yields 'famous because they are famous', a self-referential causal statement implying no other achievements. This compositional, repetitive structure and the causal use of 'for' is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely grasp the meaning.
Etymology
Famous for being famous is a phrase that creates the image of someone who is always on TV and in magazines: they get attention simply because they are seen a lot, not because they did something special. So it means 'known mainly because they are famous', not for real achievements.