Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person of great importance or influence, especially a dignitary who commands special treatment.
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- initialism
very important person - initialism biochemistry vasoactive intestinal peptide
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- noun an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But they go up to $500 a person at the "Avenue S" VIP private spa, the term VIP apparently not thrown around lightly.
'John Travolta Was Here' Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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The student, Anne Norton "Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire" identified what she called VIP-DIP meaning Venerated in Public, Disdained in Private.
Michael Ford: Ayn Rand and the VIP-DIPers Michael Ford 2010
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Company documents and emails referenced certain VIP clients as part of the F. O.A group.
Mozilo PaysRecord Penalty For Securities Fraud Agustino Fontevecchia 2010
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In March, it announced a Twitter exclusive promo to win VIP seats to a show and meet O'Brien.
Papa John's, Mountain Dew use social media to advertise 2010
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Government at all levels need to remember who the real VIP is ... you, the taxpayer.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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Company documents and emails referenced certain VIP clients as part of the F. O.A group.
Mozilo PaysRecord Penalty For Securities Fraud Agustino Fontevecchia 2010
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Government at all levels need to remember who the real VIP is ... you, the taxpayer.
White House Party Crashers Met President Obama - Power to the People or Did They Do Something Wrong? 2009
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Michael Arrington pretnding that proclaiming himself a VIP is funny, just reminds me how arrogant he is.
Your April Fool's Day Joke Continues to Suck - Anil Dash 2008
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And when Apple does return back to hell I swear they have a place in VIP reserved for them, if such a thing is possible.
Hi Apple? I’d like an iPhone, but hold the phone. | Sync Blog 2007
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And after spending the last five hours freezing my butt off in that air-conditioning wind-tunnel they call a VIP tent, I was ready for warmth.
My embed in Iraq, continued: Turning up the heat in Kuwait.... 2008
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