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Simi  #439924  Wed, 07 Nov 07 05:41 PM

Hi,

What would be the male counterpart of the phrase "Drama queen"? Can't be "Drama King", can it?

Thanks.
  
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Grammar Geek  #439929  Wed, 07 Nov 07 05:49 PM
I don't think there is a good equivalent. You can have an attention hound, I guess, but seeking attention is not quite the full scope of all the delightful tendancies of a drama queen.
  
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Simi  #440138  Thu, 08 Nov 07 09:17 AM

 Grammar Geek wrote:
You can have an attention hound, I guess, but seeking attention is not quite the full scope of all the delightful tendancies of a drama queen.

Exactly! So does anybody else have any idea what it could be?
  
Vorpar  #440157  Thu, 08 Nov 07 10:30 AM

Most of the people that I hear using the term "drama queen" use it for both genders.

You can also say melodramatic. Or a slang term could be "emo" (short for emotional)
  
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Simi  #440293  Thu, 08 Nov 07 05:30 PM
 Vorpar wrote:

You can also say melodramatic.

That's what I was lookin for. Thanks Vorpar.Smile [:)]
  
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