vip

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌviːaɪˈpiː/ UK /ˌviːaɪˈpiː/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
a very important person granted special privileges

As a VIP, she was ushered past the queue and into a private lounge.

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1 noun · a very important person... dignitary notable celebrity luminarybigwig

Opposites

nobody commoner

Etymology

An acronym of 'very important person', first attested in the mid-20th century, reportedly from British military usage during World War II.

Topics

People & Society

# vip

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌviːaɪˈpiː
**IPA (UK):** ˌviːaɪˈpiː

## Meanings
1. a very important person granted special privileges

## Examples
- As a VIP, she was ushered past the queue and into a private lounge.

## Synonyms
- dignitary
- notable
- celebrity
- luminary
- bigwig

## Antonyms
- nobody
- commoner

## Etymology
An acronym of 'very important person', first attested in the mid-20th century, reportedly from British military usage during World War II.

## AI Etymology
Vip is an acronym of 'very important person', first attested in the mid-20th century, reportedly from British military usage during World War II. The quoted older sense, "very important person," supplies the immediate semantic anchor for vip. In present English it is used as a noun, "a very important person granted special privileges". The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- People & Society

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