Very Important Person

A Very Important Person, or VIP, is a person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance.

Examples include celebrities, heads of state/heads of government, major employers, high rollers, politicians, high-level corporate officers, wealthy individuals, or any other notable person who receives special treatment for some reason. In some cases, such as tickets to events, VIP may be used in a similar way to premium, and can be purchased by anyone. The term was coined between 1940 and 1945, by the Royal Air Force. The term often may be used in a facetious or sarcastic manner, depending on the context in which it is being used.

Translation

The phrase "Very Important Person" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Italian, Hungarian, Norwegian (Bokmål).

Translation(s) in other languages: Czech: VIP, Danish: VIP, Greek: VIP, Spanish: VIP, Persian: بخش ویژه, West Frisian: Tige Wichtich Persoan (VIP), Armenian: VIP, Croatian: VIP, Lombard: V.I.P., Japanese: 要人, Polish: VIP (osoba), Portuguese: VIP, Finnish: VIP, Swedish: V.I.P., Chinese: VIP.