scenery-chewer

noun

One who "chews the scenery", performing melodramatically or flamboyantly.

Meanings

nounscenery-chewer (plural scenery-chewers)

plural scenery-chewers

  1. slangOne who "chews the scenery", performing melodramatically or flamboyantly.
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