British slang for the world of actors, performers, and theatrical types — specifically the self-congratulatory, emotionally expressive, professionally dramatic milieu of the entertainment industry. A 'luvvie' is an actor prone to theatrical air-kissing, over-emoting, and using 'darling' as a universal address, and 'luvviedom' is the collective kingdom they inhabit. The term is used with affectionate mockery by British journalists and commentators to describe the liberal, award-ceremony-attending, politically opinionated acting establishment.
The climate change documentary was embraced by all of luvviedom, with every actor in London posting about it on Instagram before the week was out.
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(mostly, UK) The realm or sphere of luvvies .
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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