celebrification

English

Etymology

Blend of celebrity +‎ -ification

Noun

celebrification (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The introduction of celebrity as a factor in some field or discipline.
    • 2007 February 3, Mark Leibovich, “Titillating or Not, Washington Gossip Blossoms”, in New York Times‎:
      Chuck Todd, editor of the online political clearinghouse Hotline, calls the gossip phenomenon “pack gossip journalism,” a byproduct of the celebrification of politics and the attendant proliferation of media to cover it.
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