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Heh, the term is "prima donna".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prima_donna



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn

> In linguistics, an eggcorn is an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker's dialect (sometimes called oronyms). The new phrase introduces a meaning that is different from the original but plausible in the same context, such as "old-timers' disease" for "Alzheimer's disease".[1] An eggcorn can be described as an intra-lingual phono-semantic matching, a matching in which the intended word and substitute are from the same language.


Yes, but still pre-madonna was an amazing mix up, creativity wise :)


If you have been working in 3d modelling pre-Madonna you deserve to be a prima-donna and paid very well.


It sounds like a sophisticated real metaphor: Madonna about 40 years ago, before she became famous, whom I imagine as a very interesting character: more or less a prima donna, but without the excuse of being a celebrity.


You’ll get a kick out of this then. Sort by top, all time.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoneAppleTea/




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