legend in one's own lunchtime
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English
36
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
2
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One whose fame is insignificant, fleeting or imaginary.
Example Sentences
- "A legend in his own lunchtime, Bulwer-Lytton became renowned for penning exceptionally bad prose..."
- "At the company's end-of-season party last week, East Sr, a legend in his own lunchtime, grabbed the mic from the house band and regaled guests—including Setanta pundits Steve McManaman and Les Ferdinand—with a Beatles medley."
- "By way of a change, the Star assistant editor, another legend in his own lunchtime, would regularly fall asleep during the morning conference and we would simply tiptoe past him and leave him to it."