unfame
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom un- (“lack of; negative”) + fame.
Noun
editunfame (uncountable)
- Lack or absence of fame; negative fame; infamy
- 1872, James Burgess, The Indian Antiquary - Volume 1:
- Know a king to be the adorner of the earth, the earth the adorner of a king, — the Devs the adorners of the heavens, the heavens the adorners of the Devs, — fame is the destroyer of unfame, unfame the destroyer of fame, — [...]
- 1990, Simon Callow, Dušan Makavejev, Shooting the Actor, Or, The Choreography of Confusion:
- I said, 'Yes he is.' And he said, 'I suppose I should know who you are, but I'm afraid I don't. Ha, ha, ha. ' And from then on, throughout the journey he made jokes to his chum next to him about my degree of unfame, and when they got up he took a full proper look at me and said, 'No, I still don't know who he is', quite openly to his friend, who found it very funny.
- 2003, Gregory Corso, Bill Morgan, An Accidental Autobiography: The Selected Letters of Gregory Corso:
- Though I see your point, and fate will not deny Jackie's reward, which is immense, and he must bear the brunt of outward earthy unfame, it be so, bad boy, etc.
- 2014, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Stephen Bann, Midway: Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Stephen Bann 1964-69:
- What particularly riled me was his assertion that certain poets chose un-fame so that they could write sloppily ..
- 2015, Greg Trine, The Revenge of the McNasty Brothers:
- Claim to unfame: Got honorable mention in Worst-Smelling Bad Guy of the Year contest