divo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of divo
C21: Italian, masculine form of diva
Example Sentences
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Bugs Bunny finds himself tangled up with a snobby opera singer who repeatedly harasses him for singing and performing too loudly as the divo attempts to rehearse.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022
After being introduced as a "Latino divo" by Locarno's artistic director Olivier Pere, Garcia Bernal shook the prize over his head and used it to play air guitar, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2012
Blood was drawn and fur flew, so a therapist was called in to calm the divo with a combination of Reiki massage, soft music and a dash of catnip.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2011
As the starting point of his switch from hangdog indie icon to buff dance divo, "Flux" makes a fitting encore to tonight's all-too-brief set.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2010
Another very old refrain runs thus: Forum, corum, sunt di-vorum, Harum, scarum, divo; Tag-rag, merry-derry, periwig and hat-band, Hic, hoc, horum, genitivo.
From A Nonsense Anthology by Wells, Carolyn
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