diva
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- noun
- /ˈdiːvə/
- Offensive
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diva
- After she was acting all diva-like, she didn't want to share with her sisters.
- pop diva
- disco diva
- R&B diva
Thanks Michelle to all my Divas, independent women, survivors and Single Ladies.
- Thanks Michelle to all my Divas, independent women, survivors and Single Ladies.
- I'd rather have someone who pushes me and who's not a diva.
- I haven't seen it that much, but I've seen Divas, and I would never class myself as one.
- You're being very unhelpful when you're being a diva, and I've learned a great deal.
- So she decided to launch her second career as a risque club dance hit diva.
- Maybe that I'm like a super diva because my character on Empire is like a really big diva.
- The little click pops, little pop diva diva.
Examples
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"I am what they call a dime store diva," Winbush said.
Blog text (23) -
Hey, ladies and gentlemen, we've got a diva in the house.
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But what is your one diva demand?
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I'm a diva, I suppose.
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No one wanted to displease the diva of daytime television.
Academic text (2011) -
A diva's life of glamor.
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And everyone loves it even more when the divas are dueling over a love interest.
Blog text (13) -
On a team that's had its fair share of divas, that was great to hear.
Blog text (24) -
When Don said hi to him, he said Jonah acted like a diva and brushed him off.
Blog text (30) -
The famous singer often acted like a diva, demanding special treatment during her concerts.
Idioms
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Behave in a very dramatic, demanding way to get special treatment
Compounds
- Offensive
A way of behaving that is self-important and demanding like a famous performer
How Demanding
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Diva later came to mean a famous star who behaves in a demanding, 'goddess'-like way. A helpful way to remember this is to think of the word divine — someone acting 'divine' expects special treatment, which is why 'diva' can mean a celebrity who is difficult.