Definition
To adapt one's lifestyle in order to pursue fame; especially, to debase oneself by adopting decadent culture.
Origins
See Hollywood § Etymology.
In Context
- "They'll put you in the movies, you'll have your video And if you're young and sexy, you'll be rollin' in the dough You'll sell a million records, so that must mean you're good Move on over, Ernest Tubb, Nashville's gone Hollywood"
See Also
- sell out