From Italian words meaning "first woman" or "first lady", depending on your preference, the prima donna is the leading lady in a performance, and especially in opera. Can also be called a diva.
Is now often used to describe someone arrogant, vain, or just plain bitchy. Diva and prima donna have become synonomous with a show-off or a bitch, regardless of whether or not the person in question is male or female.
Is now often used to describe someone arrogant, vain, or just plain bitchy. Diva and prima donna have become synonomous with a show-off or a bitch, regardless of whether or not the person in question is male or female.
Maria Callas was one of the great dive (DEE-vay) of the twentieth century. A coloratura-spinto soprano, she was determined to be the best of the best on the stage, often singing outside of her natural singing range, which eventually ruined her voice and led to her downfall. This Greek diva was known to give tantrums offstage. Still, her strong, metallic, if not angelic, singing and good sense of high drama enabled her to become a stellar actress and singer.
Fans claim that she was feuding with fellow soprano, the Italian spinto-lyric soprano, Renata Tebaldi, despite the strong friendship between the two singers.
Did you see that?! Charlotte pushed me off the stage and grabbed the spotlight for herself! What a prima donna!
Fans claim that she was feuding with fellow soprano, the Italian spinto-lyric soprano, Renata Tebaldi, despite the strong friendship between the two singers.
Did you see that?! Charlotte pushed me off the stage and grabbed the spotlight for herself! What a prima donna!
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The Lord excerised his rights of Prima Nocta to take the man's wife for himself on her wedding night.
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A name for the discount clothing store Primark, derived from combining Armani with Primark to make an ironic word which indicates just how un-designery Primarky is. First heard on TV by Sugar Rush actress Olivia Hallinan.
"My student loan is in so I'm heading down to Primarni for some bargains"
"That's a nice skirt" - "Thanks, it's Primarni"
"That's a nice skirt" - "Thanks, it's Primarni"
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by WittierThanThou October 13, 2014
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1. A rich, successful man.
2. A man who has giant ego, a divo, uses his friends or his girlfriend for money.
1. A rich, successful man.
2. A man who has giant ego, a divo, uses his friends or his girlfriend for money.
I love your work, keep it up primadonno!
My friend is such a primadonno, he keeps on asking me for money favors.
My friend is such a primadonno, he keeps on asking me for money favors.
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