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Etymology

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From red carpet +‎ -ful.

Noun

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red-carpetful (plural not attested)

  1. Enough to fill a red carpet.
    • 2008 November 6, “A serious Obama campaign also produced odd moments”, in The San Diego Union-Tribune[1]:
      Then another video came along to give Obama a different kind of boost. Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas set an Obama speech to music and invited a red-carpetful of celebrities to sing along.
    • 2010 June 14, Ann Morgan, “Trading fair”, in The Guardian[2]:
      On 18 February 2010, London's Leicester Square hosted a very different kind of premiere. Instead of the usual red-carpetful of A-list celebrities, crowds turned out to see ice-cream magnates Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield launch 100 Fair Trades []
    • 2011 February 4, Caroline Sullivan, “T.I.: No Mercy - review”, in The Guardian[3]:
      As for the other 13 songs, which he performs with a red-carpetful of A-list guests (Eminem, Kanye West, Christina Aguilera), they range from dour, generic pieces that can't conceal his listlessness to a few pretty good-ish party songs with sharp hooks and crackling beats.