15 minutes of fame
A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person…A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, plural, plural only)A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.
fünfzehn Minuten Ruhm
пятна́дцать мину́т сла́выpjatnádcatʹ minút slávy
Translations
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Origin
First appears c. 1968, although a use in French appears as early as 1821 in Histoire de l'First appears c. 1968, although a use in French appears as early as 1821 in Histoire de l'Assemblée constituante by Charles Lacretelle. Often misattributed to Andy Warhol, in a catalogue of an exhibition of his art in Stockholm: “In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”
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Forms
plural: 15 minutes of fames| Singular | 15 minutes of fame |
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