VIP
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- noun
- /viːˈiːˈpiː/
- The concert featured a VIP area where the most important guests could enjoy the show in comfort.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd when you look at VIP, he's looking at you.
- And when you look at VIP, he's looking at you.
- I am doing a giveaway for VIP tickets to Beautycon.
- But that is basically how the VIP membership works.
- Those limousine companies got contracts to shuttle VIPs around for the Beijing Olympics.
- Become a Fabletics Men VIP member at checkout.
- Click the link below to become a VIP member for a membership.
- So Disney World Orlando private VIP tour.
- It was before, OK, but it was VIP before and then yeah.
- You don't grind like VIP, you don't hustle like VIP.
- No honey, you pay VIP, you get cheese.
Examples
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Popcorn, VIP section, all that.
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Most of the VIPs went to some fancy dinner.
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Oh, oh, is there a VIP line?
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-It's yours, meet me at the VIP tent after the show.
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And then the VIP lounge.
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I'm gonna need you in the VIP room.
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Come on, I'll get you into the VIP.
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When there is a VIP guest, the room gets special attention and is cleaned especially well.
Academic text (1992) -
Hey, I just scored VIP passes for The National at a private venue.
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Let me take you on the special VIP tour they didn't tell you about.
Synonyms
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A person with an important job in an organization
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A person who has an important job in government or the church
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A person with the most power in a group
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A person with great power or status who gets special treatment
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A joking name for a person who has great power in a group
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A person who acts too proud and tries to seem important
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A person who has a lot of influence behind the scenes without an official role
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A person who has an important job that people mention as a joke
How Important
- Formal
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6.9
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word VIP comes from the phrase 'Very Important Person', made from the first letters V, I and P. That's why a VIP is someone who gets special treatment and attention.