Cameo

Definitions

1. A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
2. A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.

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Examples

“Aarfy's buxom trollop had vanished with her smutty cameo ring⟳, and Nurse Duckett was ashamed of him because he had refused to fly⟳ more combat missions and would cause a scandal.”

“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.”

“As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note⟳.”

“Southgate will have⟳ been delighted to give⟳ Foden the first of many England caps while Greenwood will also have⟳ enjoyed his taste⟳ of international action during his cameo after coming on as a substitute for Kane.”

“Dr. Helen O’Connell, Australia’s first female urologist, recalled that in her own⟳ medical training, the clitoris barely made a cameo.”

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