attention whoreとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

attention whore (plural attention whores)

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

同意語

• attention hog
• drama queen

参考

動詞

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.

参考

• troll