mahoff
n.— «Hollywood mahoffs and celebs, those very people who make fun of the event, have helped transform the Golden Globes ceremony (to be broadcast live at 8 tonight on CTV), into what more than one studio honcho calls “the second-most-important awards event in the entertainment industry.”» —“How the Golden Globes went legit” by Carrie Rickey Gazette (Montreal, Can.) Jan. 21, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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