A celebrity who has achieved unprecedented and monolithic global mega stardom. An epoch-defining icon who can transcend countries and cultures to receive worldwide adulation.
Etymology: The term is usually associated with the Pop God Michael Jackson. NME editor David Moynihan referred MJ world's biggest superstar in an article "Michael Jackson: 1958-2009 – obituary" dated June 26, 2009.
Jackson‘s status as the world’s biggest superstar was confirmed at the 1983 Motown
Records party, when he ‘moonwalked’ to ‘Billie Jean’ before an audience of millions.
- by David Moynihan (Editor of NME)
Michael Jackson is the world's biggest superstar and perhaps the greatest entertainer of all time.
- taken from documentary "Michael Jackson - The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop", directed by Wilson Ebiye
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they'resober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.