cameo
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Italian cammeo. The movie sense is short for “cameo role” referring to a famous person who was playing no character, but him or herself. Like a cameo brooch — a low-relief carving of a person’s head or bust — the actor or celebrity is instantly recognizable. More recently, it has come to refer to any short appearances, whether as a character or as oneself.
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cameo (plural cameos)
- A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
- A single very brief appearance by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.
- Famous comic book writer Stan Lee had a cameo in the Spider-Man movie. He was on screen for perhaps ten seconds, but aficionados distinctly remember him.
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relief work
[edit] Verb
cameo (third-person singular simple present cameos, present participle cameoing, simple past and past participle cameoed)
- To appear in a cameo role.
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
From English.
[edit] Noun
cameo m. (plural camei)
- cameo (short appearance)
