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We've all seen the story time and again.

An actor and actress light up the screen together...and appear to be just as close when snapped in candid shots on set. But their reps have no comment or just deny, deny, deny. "All of that chemistry—that's just acting."

Until one thing leads to another.

You know these stars. The ones who absolutely will not date a costar...until they do. And their oughta be a word for that.

Think you've got it? The join the wordie social at Celebrity Addictionary and submit your suggestion into the widget below.

Then at least we'll know what to call Hollywood's next kinda-sorta-maybe-but-not-confirmed power couple.

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They have such high hopes.

Contestants like Lydia here (from The Fashion Show) come on reality shows seeking glory but often get sent packing. While Lydia's safe—for now!—she could easily join those sent home who show up each week on the opening credits as sad reminders of dashed dreams.

And there oughta be a word for contestants who've been bumped off the show but still appear each week on the opening credits.

Think you got it? Put it in the Celebrity Addictionary widget below and perhaps you'll totally feel like a reality-show winner.

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Keeping it real can be a real pain in the butt sometimes.

Reality shows like Jon & Kate Plus Eight aim to represent the unusual lives of its stars, usually through stagey set-ups and irritating challenges, but sometimes the world as we know it intrudes with its real-life problems. You can imagine.

There oughta be a word for that. If you've got one, add it to the Celebrity Addictionary widget below and perhaps you'll become so famous that you'll get your own reality show.

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Winning isn't everything.

Sometimes winning means being upstaged by your second-place rival, like, say, Adam Lambert, who didn't win American Idol, or Miss California Carrie Prejean, who didn't become Miss USA.

And there oughta be a word for that.

Think you got one? Then add it to the Celebrity Addictionary widget below and perhaps you'll achieve your own instant fame—first place or otherwise—for your brilliance.

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First came Angelina. Then Madonna. Now newlyweds Fergie and Josh Duhamel are looking to do it too. Doing what, you ask? Adopting, of course. (Mia Farrow was so ahead of her time.)

While we agree giving the gift of family is wonderful, it's a becoming a bit of a trend. So much so that there oughta be a word for it. Think you know what that word is? Add your terms to the widget below and then click over to Celebrity Addictionary to challenge your friends, or let people know which ones you think are aren’t worthy of starry love. The future Maddoxes and Mercys of T-town will thank you for it.

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Diddy does it.

So does John Mayer, Ashton Kutcher and William Shatner, among others.

In this case, we're talking about using Twitter, the current hot tech trend. But that's only one example of the need that some celebs have to geek out over the latest thing. In the past it could have been blogging, vlogging or having their highly paid webmaster update their home page.

And there oughta be a word for that. Got one? Add it to the widget below and then let everyone know by updating your Facebook status with a tweet through your iPhone.

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Were you totally surprised to see Kate Winslet take the Oscar for Best Actress?

Yeah, we weren't either. (Not that we don't love her, we do!)

But it got us thinking: There oughta be a word for actors or films who win awards that everybody expects them to win.

Think you know what that word is? Add your terms to the widget below and then click over to Celebrity Addictionary to challenge your friends or let people know which ones you love or hate. It's fun, easy and probably more surprising than the results of your award show office pool.

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Sometimes an actor just loses it.

Perhaps he gets a bad review. Maybe a paparazzo invades her personal space. Or possibly some f--king guy wanders into his f--king eyeline. F--k!

So the famous actor blows his or her top. And there really oughta be a word for that.

Christian Bale might know something about this phenomenon, but we're more interested in what you think it should be called. Add your terrific terms to the widget below and see how it stacks up against other people's attempts.

Then, if you want to create your own words, challenge your friends or let us know which ones you love or hate, click over to Celebrity Addictionary and have at it. It's fun, easy and practically guaranteed to never get mad and scream at you.

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