drama queen
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl. Or a diva or a narcissist.
Derogatory; Informal
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Stop the drama queening. Stop the pity parties. You've maxed out. Look, we all have trouble in our lives but most of us aren't hanging our dirty laundry out there for the whole world to see."