drama queen

noun

: a person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions

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Still, as Brenda, Doherty was a little bit drama queen, and a little bit Mean Girl (see: Doherty’s role in Heathers), and always, always captivating. Maris Kreizman, Vulture, 18 July 2024 Serena van der Woodsen was a drama queen, a fashion icon and so much more Comments Blake Lively is seemingly everywhere right now. John Russell, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024 Spivey is a delight as her sidekick with a masterful side-eye, a drama queen who lives to spill the tea. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2024 Yet even Bergman, for all his asceticism, had an austere inner drama queen. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drama queen 

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drama queen was in 1923

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“Drama queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drama%20queen. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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