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词汇 Z-list
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Definition of Z-list in English:

Z-list

noun
informal
  • A notional list of the least celebrated or sought-after members of a group, especially in the entertainment industry.

    as modifier Z-list celebrities who are famous for being famous
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I don't mean to overestimate the influence my Z-list blog could have on any of you, but it seems from your emails and comments over the years that I have at least influenced some of you in terms of music and reading.
    • Meanwhile we were treated to the bizarre spectacle of publicity-hungry Z-list celebrities claiming they 'just knew' they had been hacked, although nobody was suggesting they had been.
    • Being a small, z-list blog is very much like being anonymous, though.
    • I mean, look at the number of unlikely has-beens, never-weres and Z-list celebs who have got fragrances on the market for a man, a woman, a cat, a dog or possibly all four!
    • In the UK at the moment, the trend is for Z-list celebrities to be given multi million pound book deals to write 'novels' with the aid of a ghostwriter.
    • Having a child gives you a sense of what's real, too: my son tells me I'm a Z-list celebrity; that keeps me in my place.
    • However, there exists an even more obscure level of mini-stardom and former celebrity: those who have plunged so far from public prominence that they are no longer recognised even by the Z-list.
    • But this popularity can permit such self-styled nutritionists to promote—sometimes by z-list celebrities—their unique and frequently inaccurate interpretation of nutrition to a public hungry for information and solutions to their health problems without fear of redress.
    • And the ability of those programmes to create C, D and Z-list stars who have an afterlife in tabloid newspapers in turn validates them.
    • These two rules apply to us all, A-List and Z-List alike.
    • Out go the professional actors and presenters, and in come the shallow attention-seekers and Z-list celebrities eager to flaunt their lack of talent in order to (re) gain their 15 minutes of fame, or whatever dubious prize is on offer.
    • Dude, what's up with the Z-List treatment for the Nobel?
    • Readers may imagine that news outlets are packed with stories about Z-list celebrities to attract audiences.
    • Firstly, we have the talking heads syndrome, where a bunch of z-list celebrities get to pontificate about their favourite TV moments for our benefit.
    • This is a new generation of children, vicariously living their fantasies through their fave Z-List celebs.
    • You get invited to ropey Z-list parties for the next three months.
    • Is this true, or is this just one of her wonderful "jokes" that propelled her into the Z-list?
    • And also because every Z-list fly-by-night now has a complete set of branded luggage and she's a snob.
    • The usual rag-tag bunch of Z-list reality stars were out in force.
    • Is it worth the Z-list celebrity that might result from it?
    Synonyms
    rabble, scum, refuse, garbage, rubbish, trash, vermin, the lowest of the low, in the underclass, the dregs of society, good-for-nothings, undesirables

Derivatives

  • Z-lister

  • noun
    informal
    • Where are our real celebs and why are we so overrun with all these Z-listers?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Help, I'm a Z-lister, get me publicity.
      • What are the causes of becoming an A-lister rather than a Z-lister?
      • Who are these Z-listers?
      • Who says I'm a Z-lister?

Definition of Z-list in US English:

Z-list

noun
informal
  • A notional list of the least celebrated or sought-after members of a group, especially in the entertainment industry.

    as modifier Z-list celebrities who are famous for being famous
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Having a child gives you a sense of what's real, too: my son tells me I'm a Z-list celebrity; that keeps me in my place.
    • I don't mean to overestimate the influence my Z-list blog could have on any of you, but it seems from your emails and comments over the years that I have at least influenced some of you in terms of music and reading.
    • Is it worth the Z-list celebrity that might result from it?
    • Firstly, we have the talking heads syndrome, where a bunch of z-list celebrities get to pontificate about their favourite TV moments for our benefit.
    • The usual rag-tag bunch of Z-list reality stars were out in force.
    • But this popularity can permit such self-styled nutritionists to promote—sometimes by z-list celebrities—their unique and frequently inaccurate interpretation of nutrition to a public hungry for information and solutions to their health problems without fear of redress.
    • Dude, what's up with the Z-List treatment for the Nobel?
    • Being a small, z-list blog is very much like being anonymous, though.
    • In the UK at the moment, the trend is for Z-list celebrities to be given multi million pound book deals to write 'novels' with the aid of a ghostwriter.
    • These two rules apply to us all, A-List and Z-List alike.
    • However, there exists an even more obscure level of mini-stardom and former celebrity: those who have plunged so far from public prominence that they are no longer recognised even by the Z-list.
    • You get invited to ropey Z-list parties for the next three months.
    • This is a new generation of children, vicariously living their fantasies through their fave Z-List celebs.
    • Readers may imagine that news outlets are packed with stories about Z-list celebrities to attract audiences.
    • And the ability of those programmes to create C, D and Z-list stars who have an afterlife in tabloid newspapers in turn validates them.
    • Out go the professional actors and presenters, and in come the shallow attention-seekers and Z-list celebrities eager to flaunt their lack of talent in order to (re) gain their 15 minutes of fame, or whatever dubious prize is on offer.
    • Is this true, or is this just one of her wonderful "jokes" that propelled her into the Z-list?
    • Meanwhile we were treated to the bizarre spectacle of publicity-hungry Z-list celebrities claiming they 'just knew' they had been hacked, although nobody was suggesting they had been.
    • I mean, look at the number of unlikely has-beens, never-weres and Z-list celebs who have got fragrances on the market for a man, a woman, a cat, a dog or possibly all four!
    • And also because every Z-list fly-by-night now has a complete set of branded luggage and she's a snob.
    Synonyms
    rabble, scum, refuse, garbage, rubbish, trash, vermin, the lowest of the low, in the underclass, the dregs of society, good-for-nothings, undesirables
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