15 minutes of fame

Meaning: (idiomatic)A very short time in thespotlightor briefflurrywith fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.2007,Nigel Hamilton,Bill Clinton: Mastering the Presidency, New York: PublicAffairs,→ISBN,page274:[…]Paula [Jones] was, even to her lawyers, a loose cannon—as prepared to risk her marriage and her well-being to get the president to confess his original sin as she was intent on making big money and getting herfifteen minutes of fame.2008, Frederick Levy,15 Minutes of Fame: Becoming A Star In The YouTube Revolution‎[1], Alpha Books,→ISBN:In the next chapter, we'll meet twenty-five hopefuls who have already begun to experience theirfifteen minutes of fameas a result of exposure on YouTube.2014, Kip Harding, Mona Lisa Harding, chapter 19, inThe Brainy Bunch[…], Simon and Schuster,→ISBN,page188:By the time we went to Central Park, someone walking in the park said they had just seen us on Fox that morning. It was like being a rock star with a wholefifteen minutes of fame. So it was fun for a time.2016January 31, Anna Williamson, “The flip side of instant fame”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:After just a month on television, this ordinary chap from Catford, south London, was an overnight superstar, ready to milk his15 minutes of fame.2022April 27, Jennifer Schuessler, “An Heir, a $25 Million Giveaway and 30,000 Unopened Letters”, inThe New York Times‎[3],→ISSN:One day in early January 1970, Michael James Brody Jr. stepped off a Pan Am jet at John F. Kennedy Airport and into what would be one of the new decade’s shortest, strangest15 minutes of fame.

Examples:

EN: So, now that Derma Smooth beauty products are no longer the flavor of the month, do you think your 15 minutes of fame are up?
ES: Dime, ahora que los cosméticos Derma Smooth dejaron de estar en boca de todo el mundo ¿crees que se acabaron tus 15 minutos de fama?
EN: Yeah, I had my 15 minutes of fame and made a lot of money but I guess, all things considered, everything turned out okay.
ES: Sí, tuve mis 15 minutos de fama e hice un montón de dinero Pero creo que, en definitiva, todo salió bien.
EN: So I don't get my 15 minutes of fame.
ES: Así que no tendré mis 15 minutos de fama.
EN: This work was my 15 minutes of fame and I was going to enjoy every second of it.
ES: Esos fueros mis 15 minutos de gloria Y disfrute todos y cada uno de ellos
EN: You and your 15 minutes of fame.
ES: - ¡Tú y tus 15 minutos de fama!
EN: Guess this counts as my 15 minutes of fame, huh?
ES: Supongo que esto cuenta como mis 15 minutos de fama, ¿no?
EN: Get your 15 minutes of fame.
ES: Ten tus 15 minutos de fama.
EN: This is just Jefferson's 15 minutes of fame.
ES: Son los quince minutos de fama de Jefferson.
EN: And you don't think it's pathetic to compromise yourself just for a shot at 15 minutes of fame?
ES: ¿No le parece patético comprometerse por 15 minutos de fama?
EN: It's your 15 minutes of fame.
ES: Son tus 15 minutos de fama.
EN: I used to get a secret rush from men who hit on me during their 15 minutes of fame.
ES: Me solía dar un subidón cuando me coqueteaban durante sus 15 minutos de fama.
EN: He's in it for the 15 minutes of fame.
ES: Esta en esto por los 15 minutos de fama.
EN: He's still asking for his 15 minutes of fame.
ES: Sigue pidiendo sus 15 minutos de fama.
EN: - Why so you can remember your 15 minutes of fame as a male model?
ES: ¿Para recordar tus 15 minutos de fama como modelo?
EN: You've got 15 minutes of fame, and you're gonna sleep right through it.
ES: Conseguiste 15 minutos de fama, y los pasarás dormido.

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