[Rushmore]

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You give people too much credit. They think it's a fancy work for "star".

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think you give people too little credit. I think most people understand there's a hint of irony involved, using the term as a compliment or status term.

And by the way, technically, it is not an insult. Its literal definition is, of course, the lead female vocalist in an opera, or the one who performs the aria, if I'm not mistaken.

So it sort of goes round and round.