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/Sounds like the English word "main" (same pronunciation) + the English word "character" (same pronunciation)/

Meaning

The attitude of thinking you're the protagonist of a movie where everything revolves around you. It can be positive as healthy self-esteem, or an insult when someone's way too self-centered.

Examples

I'm feeling main character today, everything's going my way.

Drop the main character syndrome and chill out.

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Regional synonyms

The person everyone blames when something goes wrong, the narrative scapegoat of any group conflict. Across Latin America and Spain, ser el malo de la pelicula means being cast as the villain of the story, sometimes just for telling the truth nobody wanted to hear.