VVIP

plural VVIPs · alternative V.V.I.P.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of very, very important person.

   When Chintoo asked for encores, she chuckled like a VVIP who’d come prepared for her fans.

   2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 59

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   On opening day at London's Frieze Art Fair, VIPs are allowed in at 2 pm and VOPs at 5 pm, but the VVIPs specially invited by sponsor Deutsche Bank gain entry at 11 am to check out the best work.

   2010, Don Thompson, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, Aurum Press Limited, →ISBN

   Time was ticking away so Laurie sprinted through the manicured gardens outside the stadium, but his momentum was stopped dead by Very, Very Important People. Yes, there was a VVIP entrance to the stadium, guarded by rows of men on horses on either side of the road.

   2022 November 22, Nick Miller, Laurie Whitwell, “World Cup Road Trip, Day 18: Despite warmth of everyone, Qatar leaves us feeling cold”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2025