hanger on/hanger-on:
(plural: ‘hangers on’/’hangers-on’)
Stephanie McMichael, a celebrity with her hangers-on
a person who tries to be friendly with another person or group, especially in high society clubs, especially for his own advantage/benefit;
a person who over-praises a person in power or popularity in order to get personal benefits; a sycophant;
a person who attends big parties, usually uninvited or through mutual friends, in order to get attention or to be seen with famous people; a parasite,
a sports star with some hangers-on
Every popular person is known to have at least one hanger on whether they like it or not.
Mr Michael, a well-know hanger-on in our neighbourhood, often throws weekend parties just to get a chance to invite people in the high society so that he can be at their parties and be seen and get photos taken with those celebrities, which act, he believes, keeps him in the high society, though he actually doesn’t belong there!
After receiving the best actress award, the actress was surrounded by friends, fans, news reporters and the inevitable hangers-on.
It’s disgusting to learn that ‘hanger on’ is, in slang usage, also used to refer to small pieces of faeces (shit) or pieces of tissue paper attached (and hanging on) to the bum (anus) because of careless wiping after using the toilet.
