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!
by Lorelili May 29, 2005
A person who is vain and consider themselves too good to do certain tasks and live under conditions they consider inadequant
Michelle is a prima donna because she won't help her brothers take out the trash.
by Gerard Irick November 10, 2009
"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.
by Cryosaur May 12, 2008
by martha medina September 16, 2003
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.
by sportsguyforever November 23, 2010
A girl that does her doesnt worry about what other people gotta say. She would prefer to herself as a good girl and so would everyone else. She is very pretty and she knows it along with everybody else. But sometimes points out physical flaws. Many girls hate her and she knows this. She enjoys this hatred. And she knows her worth. She knows what she wants and she gets it.
by theylovezi August 20, 2014
1.An opera singer, usually a good one.
2. More commonly, a bitch. Thinks they are great or smart, when in reality they suck.
Origin: Latin, prima donna, meaning "first woman" or "pretty woman"
2. More commonly, a bitch. Thinks they are great or smart, when in reality they suck.
Origin: Latin, prima donna, meaning "first woman" or "pretty woman"
by ddog4z March 09, 2008