luvvie

British

/ ˈlʌvɪ /

noun

facetious a person who is involved in the acting profession or the theatre, esp one with a tendency to affectation

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Etymology

Origin of luvvie

C20: from _lovey

Example Sentences

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The critics said: "Buckley is certainly no luvvie on leave. This is, at times, a dazzling album."

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022

Dockery talks about acting with sincere vocational reverence bordering on that of a thespian luvvie.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2017

On the Tory right he is considered a metropolitan, louche, post-moral luvvie.

From Economist • Nov. 26, 2015

Renowned for calling everyone he met "luvvie" and "darling", he confessed it wasn't flamboyance but that he was useless at remembering names.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2015

So expect about 10 minutes of farting about on a trawler in Novia Scotia, followed by a swift transfer to Metropolis and an awful lot of portentous flashbacks featuring Crowe in full luvvie mode.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2012

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