Definitions

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  • noun A person who has become famous on the Internet

Etymologies

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Blend of web and celebrity.

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Examples

  • Despite the fact that he has achieved a degree of global 'weblebrity' for his work with people all over the world citing his design kudos, he appears more focused on his work and serving the WordPress community that is his niche, than self-aggrandising.

    Muti 2008

  • On the other hand, you could just write about celebrity sex tapes IE: Paris Hilton and try to become a weblebrity.

    how to make a celebrity sex tape « raincoaster 2006

  • Weezer and The Dresden Dolls and lending her weblebrity to Take180 to help explain their groovy methods of incorporating viewer contributions into series content.

    GigaOM Network 2008

  • Cool! this is a hilarious post! i'm not a weblebrity yet, but i sure spend enough hours online to piss a few people off!

    Muti 2008

  • If it weren’t a hassle to weed through my followers, I’d drop this self-proclaimed weblebrity, but I’ve learned instead to tune him out.

    TeeMorris.com » 2008 » November 2008

  • If it weren’t a hassle to weed through my followers, I’d drop this self-proclaimed weblebrity, but I’ve learned instead to tune him out.

    TeeMorris.com » Blog Archive » What’s in a Name? 2008

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