noun
warhol
WAWR-hahl
noun
1
An informal unit representing fifteen minutes of fame or public attention.
"The reality star burned through her one warhol of fame in a single viral clip."
How to Use Warhol
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA joking measure of brief celebrity, based on Andy Warhol's "fifteen minutes of fame" line.
When to use it
Informal and mostly used humorously or in pop-culture writing, not in formal contexts.
Word Forms
warhols plural
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Etymology
Named after artist Andy Warhol, who famously predicted that everyone would be world-famous for fifteen minutes.