"Prima donna" refers to someone who is vain, arrogant, unreasonably, and difficult to work with. Unlike "diva" (which has largely replaced the older term), prima donna is more easily used for either gender. The term also implies that a prima donna is overrated due to an overestimated sense of self-importance. Many actors, professional sports stars, and musicians could be labeled prima donnas.
Bono. My money is on Bono holding the record for biggest fucking prima donna in the entire history of prima donnas.
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Get the Primadonnë mug.Someone who exhausts you with their constant need for affection to glorify their massive egos. You don't want to be their friend anymore but you're afraid they'll take out an ad in the newspaper denouncing you as someone uncaring just because you abhor interacting with them any longer.
Casey is truly a prima donna, but intelligent enough to contact the editors of the WSJ, so I'll continue to suffer his presence.
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After America watched the women’s gymnastics team win Olympic gold in heroic fashion, gymnastics clubs around the nation became temporarily filled with PreMadonna children, inspired by such a feat.
by SiberianDoronzo July 17, 2019
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Gordon is such a Technical Prima Donna (TPD), he struts around with his sleeves rolled up, skiting his technical prowess whilst getting others to do his paperwork!
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Get the prima donna mug.A sports athlete who is usually overpaid, loves to complain and when everything goes wrong will blame everyone except for himself. No matter how talented they are, they will always be a cancer to the teams they play for. An overgrown overpaid spoiled brat.
Terrell Owens, Brett Favre, Christiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Barry Bonds, Manny Ramirez, Jimmy Clausen and Randy Moss are all prima donnas.
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