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people's princess

people's princess proper noun: a nickname for Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997).

Proper noun (1)

the people's princess

  1. A nickname for Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997).

Noun

people's princess (plural people's princesses)

  1. (Internet) A celebrity (usually female) who maintains a public image as down-to-earth, genuine, or attainable.
    • With their sororal vibes and playful lyrics, they [Flo] are more the people’s princesses than lofty queens, though tonight – their most high profile gig yet – is being framed as a coronation of sorts.2023 March 31, Sophie Walker, “Flo review – ultra-hyped new girl band still in search of personality”, in The Guardian
    • The people’s princesses, Taylor Swift and Ice Spice, have released an amped up remix of “Karma,” an ode to allowing our enemies defeat themselves.2023 May 26, Larisha Paul, “Karma Is a Munch: Taylor Swift and Ice Spice Team Up on ‘Karma’ Remix Video”, in Rolling Stone

Proper noun (2) capitalized: People's Princess

the People's Princess

  1. Alternative letter-case form of people's princess.
    • The outpouring of grief is a mixture of shock at the sudden tragedy, anger at the waste of a young life, compassion for private family anguish and sadness for public loss. And, mixed in with that, the numbing guilt that we, with our voracious appetite for ownership of the “People’s Princess,” are...1997 September 1, Suzy Menkes, “Her Death Is Less a Morality Play Than a Modernized Greek Tragedy: The Royal Superstar”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • There’s a story about Paula Yates bumping into Diana, Princess of Wales that Yates’s friend Belinda Brewin recollects in the documentary Paula this week. The People’s Princess turned to Little Miss Hypocrite (I’m selecting two of their tabloid epithets from a smörgåsbord) and said: “I love it when...2023 March 15, Zoe Williams, “It’s a good time to think again about Paula Yates. She was the other Diana: hounded by the press for being herself”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London...

Forms of people's princess

pluralpeople's princesses

Origin of people's princess

Coined by Tony Blair, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007), to describe Diana, Princess of Wales, on 31 August 1997 following her death earlier that day.

Questions about people's princess

What does people's princess mean?
People's princess means a nickname for Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997).
What part of speech is people's princess?
People's princess can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near people's princess in the dictionary

  1. people's mic
  2. people's microphone
  3. people's palace
  4. people's palaces
  5. people's party
  6. people's princess
  7. people's republic
  8. People's Republic of Albania
  9. People's Republic of Angola
  10. People's Republic of Bangladesh
  11. People's Republic of Benin

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