Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary! Check out this week’s word ‘Celebutante’, a new entrant to the Oxford Dictionary

Celebutante

Noun

Definition: A celebrity who is well known in fashionable society.

Example:

• Besides Ruffian-clad celebutantes, there were editors, artists, fashion folk, and the ubiquitous Patrick McDonald.

• And the simple life is not yet over for celebutantes Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.

• We’ll start with celebutante turned reality TV star Paris Hilton.

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 16th, 2016

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