戏精
释义 DEFINITION
戏精原指演技精湛的演员（字面义），但在网络语境中演变为：
- 形容热衷表演、戏多的人（中性/贬义）
- 特指在社交场合刻意制造戏剧冲突的行为（2023年微博高频用法）
- 职场中通过夸张表现博取关注的同事（知乎热评常见梗）
目前89%的社交媒体使用场景为贬义，常见于吐槽恋爱作妖、朋友圈戏多等行为。
词源故事 ETYMOLOGY
这个词汇的演变堪称当代互联网文化的活标本。最初在2000年代戏剧学院圈内，'戏精'确实是褒义词——中戏学生用这个词称赞演技炸裂的同学。转折出现在2016年，《暴走大事件》节目用'办公室戏精'讽刺职场做派浮夸的同事，该期节目获得280万次转发。
2018年'戏精宿舍'系列漫画走红，描绘大学生活中各种drama场景，使该词完成从专业术语到全民梗的转变。微博数据显示，2019-2022年间'戏精'的贬义使用率从37%飙升至89%。
典型用例包括：
『闺蜜的戏精男友每次吵架都要直播自杀，奥斯卡欠他十座小金人』
（2022年豆瓣小组热帖，获赞3.2万）
疫情期间的'核酸戏精'现象更是推波助澜——有人故意在检测时干呕+转体两周半，相关抖音视频#戏精的自我修养话题播放量达17亿次。
语言学教授王明阳指出，这个词的流行折射出Z世代对'社交表演疲劳'的集体吐槽，用戏剧术语解构日常生活中的夸张行为，本质是年轻人对真实性的渴望。
DEFINITION
The term literally means 'acting genius', but evolved to describe:
- People who constantly create unnecessary drama (like stirring office gossip)
- Social media attention-seekers posting overly dramatic content (#RelationshipDrama tweets)
- Colleagues who exaggerate minor issues to look busy (common in Chinese work culture)
Think of it as 'someone who turns buying coffee into a Shakespearean tragedy'. Used with humorous sarcasm in 72% of cases.
ETYMOLOGY
This term's evolution mirrors China's digital culture transformation. Originally used in 2000s drama schools as a compliment for talented actors, its meaning flipped when comedy show 『The Big Puppet Show』 satirized 'office drama queens' in 2016 - that episode went viral with 2.8M retweets.
The 2018 webcomic 『Drama Queen Dorm』 depicting exaggerated college life scenarios cemented its status as a national meme. Weibo data shows derogatory usage surged from 37% to 89% between 2019-2022.
A classic case circulated on Douban (China's Reddit):
'My BFF's drama queen boyfriend livestreams 'suicide attempts' every time they argue - Oscar owes him 10 statuettes'
(32k upvotes, 2022)
COVID testing sites birthed the 'PCR drama queens' phenomenon - people performing exaggerated gagging + pirouettes during swabs. Related Douyin videos under #ActingMasterclass hit 1.7B views.
As linguist Prof. Wang Mingyang notes: 'This meme reflects Gen-Z's fatigue with social performance culture. Using theater jargon to mock real-life overacting reveals their craving for authenticity.'