fifteen minutes

fifteen minutes
A brief moment of fame or notoriety.

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • fifteen minutes (of fame) — fifteen minutes (of fame), a brief period of celebrity: »The pathetic film extra Kato Kaelin won and lost his fifteen minutes; parlaying a slight acquaintance with the superstar defendent into…the grand sum of $50,000 for spilling the beans… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fifteen Minutes of Shame — Эпизод «Гриффинов» «Fifteen Minutes of Shame» …   Википедия

  • Fifteen Minutes of Shame — Infobox Television episode Title =Fifteen Minutes of Shame Series =Family Guy Caption =Chris on screen with Meg s substitute. Season =2 Episode =12 Airdate =April 25, 2000 Production =2ACX08 Writer =Steve Callaghan Director =Scott Wood Guests =… …   Wikipedia

  • fifteen minutes of fame — I see fifteen II a brief period of fame that a person enjoys before fading back into obscurity Origin: adapted from Andy Warhol s comment ‘in the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes’ (1968) …   Useful english dictionary

  • fifteen minutes — one quarter of an hour, period of 15 minutes …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 'fifteen minutes of fame' —   a cliched term popularized by pop artist/painter Andy Warhol in the late 60s, who predicted that everyone could be famous for 15 minutes and experience a moment of crowning glory ; aka one hit wonders; due to today s increasing demands for… …   Glossary of cinematic terms

  • Movies in Fifteen Minutes — URL http://community.livejournal.com/m15m Available language(s) English Owner Cleolinda Jones Created by Cleolinda Jones Curre …   Wikipedia

  • someone's fifteen minutes of fame — someone’s fifteen minutes of fame phrase a very short period when someone is famous and is often referred to in newspapers or on the television She had her fifteen minutes of fame when she almost won Big Brother a couple of years ago. Thesaurus:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • someone's fifteen minutes of fame — a very short period when someone is famous and is often referred to in newspapers or on the television She had her fifteen minutes of fame when she almost won Big Brother a couple of years ago …   English dictionary

  • Fifteen Guinea Special — The Fifteen Guinea Special was the last main line passenger train to be hauled by a steam locomotive on British Rail on 11 August 1968 before the introduction of a steam ban that started the following day. Route and locomotives The railtour… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”