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Vinony

heartthrob

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːtˌθɹɒb/ / /ˈhɑɹtˌθɹɑb/ / /ˈhɑːtˌθɹɔb/

noun

Etymology: From heart + throb.

  1. A heartbeat.
  2. The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.
  3. A handsome male celebrity.

    “And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on Believe’s “Die In Your Arms.””