diva
Meaning
- Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- (derogatory, informal, slang) A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
- (Internet) A person who slays in a confident and feminine manner.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdiːvə/
Etymology
From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).
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