luvvie

/ ˈlʌvɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of luvvie¹

C20: from lovey

Example Sentences

“What I don’t wanna hear, and def not from ANY MAN was that Rihanna didn’t do enough during her #Superbowl performance. Y’all get a cold and you’ll think the Bubonic Plague got you. This woman is pregnant, performed and danced for 13 mins while suspended in the air,” tweeted the writer Luvvie Ajayi Jones.

From Seattle Times

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

From BBC

In her book "Professional Troublemaker," Luvvie Ajayi Jones recounts how as a child in her new U.S. school she chose a name her teachers and classmates could pronounce.

From Salon

Luvvie Ajayi Jones wrote the book on fighting fears, but she still has some of her own.

From Washington Post

Luvvie Ajayi Jones has built a career — no, an entire brand — on battling that first type of fear.

From Washington Post