drama king
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈdrɑːmə kɪŋ/
- Offensive
:
rey del drama
- Oh, stop being such a drama king.
Examples
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Faldo is the drama king and infuses his own ego into everything.
Blog text (12) -
At the school play, Kevin was the biggest drama king, overacting every scene to steal the spotlight.
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Okay drama king, we heard you.
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I'm not delusional or an idiot, but you might be a liar and a drama king.
Blog text (22) -
My brother is such a drama king; he always has to make everything about him.
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Whenever there's a disagreement, Tom acts like a complete drama king just to get attention.
Synonyms
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7.1
A person who often reacts to small problems in a very emotional way
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4.8
A person who makes things seem bigger or more extreme than they are
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7.9
A person who shows off to get attention
A person who reacts in a very emotional way to small ordinary events
A person who acts in a very dramatic, showy way
A person who uses flashy tricks to get public attention for a show or product
Antonyms
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'drama' (emotional, attention-seeking behavior) plus 'king' (someone who is foremost in or characterized by something), yielding 'a man who is very dramatic or exaggerates emotions.' The 'X king/queen' pattern is productive and transparent in English (and often borrowed or calqued in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Drama king comes from the image of a man on stage: drama means a show and king suggests someone who wants to be the centre, so he makes big gestures and loud emotions. That's why a drama king means a man who 'exaggerates emotions' or acts to 'attract attention'.