go Hollywood

English

Etymology

See Hollywood § Etymology.

Verb

go Hollywood (third-person singular simple present goes Hollywood, present participle going Hollywood, simple past went Hollywood, past participle gone Hollywood)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) To adapt one's lifestyle in order to pursue fame; especially, to debase oneself by adopting decadent culture.
    Coordinate term: go country
    • 2002, Heather Myles, “Nashville's Gone Hollywood”, in Sweet Talk and Good Lies‎[1], performed by Heather Myles:
      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

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