celebutard

[Laurence Horn]

At 9:42 AM -0400 6/8/07, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
>On 6/8/07, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>A Fox News spot just characterized Paris Hilton as a "celebutard."
>>
>>[Perh. blend of _celebrity_ + _debutante_ + _bankcard_, in ref. to
>>her fabulous
>>shopping sprees]
>>
>>   Perh.
>
>It's far more unkind. Try _celebrity_ + _debutante_ + _retard_.

um, I believe that's what JL had in mind...

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