drama queen
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈdrɑːmə kwiːn/
- Offensive
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reina del drama
- Everyone knows that Mark is a drama queen; he exaggerates every little setback in his life.
- a bit of a drama queen
- Stop being a drama queen
- a big drama queen
Stop being such a drama queen about your debt.
- Stop being such a drama queen about your debt.
- He says that you guys are just a bunch of drama Queens.
- If you guys like unboxings, if you guys like the gays, don't be such a drama queen.
- OK, so another thing that men hate that women do, a lot of men hate that women do is being overly dramatic, A drama queen.
- And it's not necessarily them being drama Queens or, you know, engaging in the kind of posting that that some people do to call attention themselves.
Examples
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Aw, boo-hoo, Tibby, you are such a drama queen.
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A simple no would have been fine, drama queen.
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Who is going to tell her that the biggest drama queen the world has ever seen is her boss?
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The drama queen finally has her crown.
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What's your problem, drama queen?
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Oh come on, don't be such a drama queen.
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Don't be a drama queen.
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You're such a drama queen.
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She is such a drama queen.
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-Sweetheart, don't be a drama queen.
Synonyms
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7.5
A man or boy who makes his feelings seem bigger than they are to get attention
A person who reacts in a very emotional way to small ordinary events
A person who is unkind and complains about small things a lot
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'drama' (exaggerated emotional behavior) combined with 'queen' (someone prominent or extreme in a domain) yields a person who is overly dramatic. This predictable noun‑noun compound follows common English and cross‑linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Drama queen comes from the image of a person on a stage: drama means a play and queen is the star who wants all the attention. So it now means someone who 'overreacts' or turns small problems into big emotional shows to get attention.