celebutard

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

> At 11:01 AM -0400 6/8/07, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
>> On 6/8/07, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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...

i suppose that this would be the time to note the appearance of
"celebuturd", especially with reference to Paris Hilton.

arnold

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