egola virus
n.— «Tamara Rawitt, a producer of “In Living Color” and other shows, has watched many of her celebrity couple friends break up: “Two alphas do not equal a functional relationship in any field, and these stars all have the ‘egola’ virus. It’s very hard when you’re in the radar of the egola virus.”» —“Matchmakers Know Superstars Need Love, Too” by Sharon Waxman New York Times May 6, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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