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drama queen

noun

: a person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions

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Vecna is nothing if not a drama queen. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 So, unless you are headed off to war or want to come across as a total drama queen, the more casual mata ne (see you later) will suffice. Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025 Serena van der Woodsen was a drama queen, a fashion icon and so much more Comments Blake Lively is seemingly everywhere right now. John Russell, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024 Yet even Bergman, for all his asceticism, had an austere inner drama queen. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for drama queen

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drama queen was in 1923

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“Drama queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drama%20queen. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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