Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

very, very important person

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: very, very im-por-tan-t per-son
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very important person of high-ranking or spending power, used especially when anyone can obtain VIP treatment, to distinguish people with especially high requirements.

Example Sentences

"Time was ticking away so Laurie sprinted through the manicured gardens outside the stadium, but his momentum was stopped dead by Very, Very Important People. Yes, there was a VVIP entrance to the stadium, guarded by rows of men on horses on either side of the road."

Etymology

An extension of very important person.

Inflected Forms

very, very important persons (plural) very, very important people (plural)

Synonyms

VVIP

Questions

What does very, very important person mean?: A very important person of high-ranking or spending power, used especially when anyone can obtain VIP treatment, to distinguish people with especially high requirements.
Where does very, very important person come from?: An extension of very important person.

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