warhol

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Etymology

Named after Andy Warhol, who stated that "everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes." Coined by American writer Cullen Murphy.

Noun

warhol (plural warhols)

  1. A unit of fame or hype that is equivalent to fifteen minutes of fame.
    • 1997 October 2, Cullen Murphy, “Too Much of a Good Thing”, in Slate‎:
      The basic unit of hype would have to be the warhol, and obviously it would be equivalent to fifteen minutes of fame. A thousand warhols could be a kilowarhol […]

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