attention whore
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Noun
attention whore (plural attention whores)
- (derogatory, vulgar, idiomatic) An individual that routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.
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someone craving attention
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Verb
attention whore (third-person singular simple present attention whor, present participle ing, simple past and past participle attention whored)
- (rare, vulgar) To seek attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.
- 2006, Ray Richmond, "Peacock's perch gives Coulter place to crow", The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2006:
- 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.
- 2006, Ray Richmond, "Peacock's perch gives Coulter place to crow", The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2006: