attention whore

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

attention whore (plural attention whores)

1. (derogatory, vulgar, idiomatic) An individual that routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.

Synonyms

• drama queen

Translations

someone craving attention

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戲精／戏精 (xìjīng), 戏精 (xìjīng)

• Dutch: aandachtshoer (nl) f
• Finnish: huomionkipeä, huomiohuora (fi) (informal)
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• German: Aufmerksamkeitshure
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: ilgi budalası, ilgi orospusu (tr)

See also

• fame whore
• credit whore

Verb

attention whore (third-person singular simple present attention whor, present participle ing, simple past and past participle attention whored)

1. (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.

See also

• troll