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star struck

star struck

Date: Dec 10 2003

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I don’t really get star struck. The only time that I’ve been star struck, and I could count them on one hand: Patrick Swayze, Bill Clinton and I think a few others. But seeing Bill was like one of those experiences. It was like seeing Bill Clinton. It was like, ‘Whoa, there he is.’”
- Scarlett Johansson, actress, talking about meeting Bill Murray for the first time on the set of the movie Lost in Translation.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

feeling overwhelmed and impressed by a famous person

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You can use “star struck” to describe the feeling you get when you see a famous person. For example, if you are in a restaurant and a celebrity like Britney Spears is sitting at a nearby table, you might feel surprised and excited. That feeling is the feeling of being “star struck.”

Examples

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“When I saw Madonna in London, I really wanted to talk to her, but I was way too star struck. I couldn’t think of anything to say.”

“I’m going to take you to a party in Hollywood where there are going to be a lot of famous people. But don’t get star struck and start acting crazy!”

“I don’t think I’d be star struck if I saw Britney Spears. She’s just not that special. “

“I don’t get star struck. Celebrities are just normal people like everyone else.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

the astonishing or astounding maybe a little dazzling feeling when people see the star he admire and did not expect to see
by felicia (Shanghai, China)
I think star struck refers to the excitement caused by seeing a famous person, celebrity, etc.
by Ali (Tehran, Iran)
Got Star Struck: being overwelmed by a celebrity/public figure’s charisma.
by karen (New York, USA)
Seeing a famous people by accident and being very happy.
by Allen (Beijing, China)
To be impressed, shocked by someone, for example when you admire someone (a famous person) and you see him or see her you get impressed.
by lizbeth (Puebla, Mexico)
star struck means you really admire a person, a very famous person you really die for meeting him/her. you really desire to have that person close; when this happens you simply can not believe it.
by gabriel (Cartagena, Colombia)
When you see a star, it is just a surpring for you, The star is there but you and the person are living in the different worlds. You will feel the person far away from you even if he or she is there, close to you.
by sayaka (Niigata, Japan)
I guess it means being so attracted to stars and overwhelmed by them. Fail to resist their charm. Something like that
by Jack (Hong Kong, China)
“star stuck” means to be favorably impressed by stars, like stars very much.
by Sherry (ShenZhen, China)
star struck’ means to stop suddenly on your way in order to watch a celebrity figure.
by Asad (Karachi, Pakistan)
It’s a good question, Does it mean got impressed by famous persons?
by Major (Dalian, China)
I think it means something like that you meet someone really famous
by feridun (Konya, Turkey)
great happiness, as happy as meeting someone very famous
by Gang (Shenzhen, China)
That means somebody be infatuated with those famous individuals, and wants to follow them, such like that…
by lin (Shanghai, China)
star struck means seeing a star by person but not on TV
by He (Beijing, China)
it means to be startled because something very exciting just happened.
by paola (Pasto, Colombia)
the well-known star that everyone can remember all the time
by siriporn (Bangkok, Thailand)
I think the thing is about outstanding personalities and seeing them alltogether
by Asya (Chambarak, Armenia)
to get stupid because of a fact…to be on the clouds…
by Patricia (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
When a star is very popular and gets fame, I think, this is called star struck. Thank You !
by zhang (Taiyuan, China)

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NIJ321655

NIJ321655

United States

I bean star struck.

09:02 PM Apr 14 2016 |

explorer143

Pakistan

I would never star struck, because i never meet any celeberity like Britney Spears.

08:18 AM Aug 02 2007 |

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