vip

VIP

noun veep Rare

Origin: English acronym 'Very Important Person', adopted unchanged into Italian.

Also means

celebrity

Usage Note

Vip (also written VIP) is an invariable noun in Italian — the plural is also vip: i vip della serata (the VIPs of the evening). It takes masculine articles by convention: il vip, un vip, regardless of the person's gender. In Italian media, Grande Fratello VIP and similar shows have made the word ubiquitous in entertainment journalism.

Examples

"L'area riservata ai vip era separata dal pubblico."

Natural Translation

The area reserved for VIPs was separate from the public.

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