polebrity

polebrity
 n.— «Pretty soon, we will all probably start to complain that Obama is a man of straw, a media creation, a triumph of style over substance; more a celebrity than a politician—a “polebrity” to use the latest ugly neologism.» —“Obama’s chance to give life to the dreams of his father” by Iain MacWhirter The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland) Jan. 19, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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