legend in one's own lunchtime
English edit
Etymology edit
Playful variation of legend in one's own lifetime.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
- (idiomatic, often ironic) One whose fame is insignificant, fleeting or imaginary.
- 2003, Clive Maxfield, Bebop to the Boolean Boogie, →ISBN, page 1:
- A legend in his own lunchtime, Bulwer-Lytton became renowned for penning exceptionally bad prose...
- 2008 May 19, Media Monkey, “Media Diary from the Observer”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 15 June 2014:
- 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.