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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

Both performers gave full rein to their inner luvvie, with some entertaining theatrics, but somehow it's just never as real as when the two leaders do battle.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2018

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

From Economist • Nov. 26, 2015

In person he's affable, unassuming, full of opinions about acting on the contemporary screen but free of the cravat-fiddling airs of a luvvie.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012

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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