drama queen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(derogatory, idiomatic, informal) An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl. Or a diva or a narcissist.
I’ve known quite a few drama queens in my time, and I always have the same thought: She reminds me of junior high. Most girls are drama queens at that age.
2009, Mark Atteberry, So Much More Than Sexy, Cincinnati, Ohio: Standard Publishing, →ISBN, page 145:If he is thwarted in his effort to enjoy them, he may either go to the dogs or the drama queens, become short-tempered, sullen, grouchy and eventually feel that, in a way he is a failure.
1923 December 10, The Washington Post:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drama queens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
drama queenism · drama queenish · comma queen · drama queenery
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Translations (19)
id ratu drama (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · ru короле́ва дра́мы (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · es teatrero (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · fi draamakuningatar (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · pt dramático (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · ru истери́чка (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · nl dramanicht (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · fi ylidramaattinen (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · de hysterische Tussi (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · es dramático (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · es dramática (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · pl aferzystka (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · nl relnicht (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · it tragediante (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · pt dramática (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · de Schauspielerin (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · cmn 戲精 /戏精 (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · es teatrera (exaggeratedly dramatic person) · de Dramaqueen (exaggeratedly dramatic person)