"attention whore" meaning in All languages combined

See attention whore on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈtɛn.ʃən ho(ː)ɹ/ Audio: En-US-attention_whore.wav , en-au-attention whore.ogg Forms: attention whores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} attention whore (plural attention whores)
  1. (derogatory, vulgar, idiomatic) A person who routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, vulgar Categories (topical): People Synonyms: attention hog, drama queen Related terms: look-at-me, credit whore, fame whore, media whore Translations (someone craving attention): 戲精 (Chinese Mandarin), 戏精 (xìjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), aandachtshoer [feminine] (Dutch), huomionkipeä (Finnish), huomiohuora [informal] (Finnish), m’as-tu-vu (French), Aufmerksamkeitshure [feminine] (German), biscoiteiro (Portuguese), ilgi budalası (Turkish), ilgi orospusu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-attention_whore-en-noun-VHiUrI91 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 80 20

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈtɛn.ʃən ho(ː)ɹ/ Audio: En-US-attention_whore.wav , en-au-attention whore.ogg Forms: attention whores [present, singular, third-person], attention whoring [participle, present], attention whored [participle, past], attention whored [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} attention whore (third-person singular simple present attention whores, present participle attention whoring, simple past and past participle attention whored)
  1. (rare, vulgar) To seek attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree. Tags: rare, vulgar Related terms: troll
    Sense id: en-attention_whore-en-verb-NAm-~mKn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

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