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Definition of a-list
a-list 
noun
- a metaphorical list of the post popular people. See also a-lister.
Citation from "Episode 1", Misfits (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2009) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: well-known, popular.
Last edited on Nov 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'well-known, popular': | |
| Definitions include: something popular but lacking in substance. | |
| Definitions include: metaphorically, the center of attention. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is famous due to their world-wide web presence. | |
| Definitions include: a new popular thing. | |
| Definitions include: something that is currently popular. | |
| Definitions include: stolen. | |
| Definitions include: See on the map. | |
| Definitions include: fashionable famous people. | |
| Definitions include: very popular. | |
| Definitions include: well-known, established. | |
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Other terms relating to 'a': | |
| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: Playing around | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
| Definitions include: a few drinks of alcohol. | |
Other terms relating to 'list': | |
| Definitions include: a person on the a-list. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical list of second-rate people and things (who don't qualify for the a-list.) | |
| Definitions include: a list of things a person wants to do before they "kick the bucket" (i.e. die.) | |
| Definitions include: a list of people to murder / assassinate. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical list of people with whom one is angry. | |
| Definitions include: a list of people one is angry with. | |
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