attention whore

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈtɛn.ʃən ho(ː)ɹ/

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Noun

attention whore (plural attention whores)

1. (derogatory, vulgar, idiomatic) A person who routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.

Synonyms

• attention hog
• drama queen

Translations

someone craving attention

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戲精 / 戏精 (xìjīng)

• Dutch: aandachtshoer (nl) f
• Finnish: huomionkipeä (fi), huomiohuora (fi) (informal)
• French: m’as-tu-vu (fr)
• German: Aufmerksamkeitshure f
• Portuguese: biscoiteiro (pt)
• Turkish: ilgi budalası, ilgi orospusu (tr)

See also

• credit whore
• fame whore
• look-at-me
• media whore

Verb

attention whore (third-person singular simple present attention whores, present participle attention whoring, simple past and past participle attention whored)

1. (vulgar) To seek attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.

    Alternative form: attention-whore

   • 2006 June 20, Ray Richmond, “Peacock's perch gives Coulter place to crow”, in The Hollywood Reporter:

     Her [Ann Coulter’s] toxicity is more about salesmanship than citizenship, more high-decibel attention whoring than true ideology.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:attention whore.

See also

• troll