subcelebrityEtymologyFrom sub- + celebrity.nounThe state or quality of being somewhat known but not enough to be considered truly famous.“Himself almost unknown, Gay yet held a curious subcelebrity with not a few men who had won distinction in widely diverging lines.”A person who is somewhat known but not famous enough to be considered a true celebrity.“So Angela was relegated to the netherworld of D.C. subcelebrities — not quite interesting enough to be famous but just famous enough to be interesting.”