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attention whore

American

[uh-ten-shuhn hawr] / əˈtɛn ʃən ˌhɔr /

noun

Informal:

someone who blatantly attempts to attract notice with provocative, overly dramatic, often undignified actions.

Many of our reality TV stars are self-professed attention whores.

First recorded in 2015–20

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