"credit whore" meaning in All languages combined

See credit whore on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: credit whores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} credit whore (plural credit whores)
  1. (informal, vulgar, derogatory) A person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task. Tags: derogatory, informal, vulgar Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-credit_whore-en-noun-vlEDakjZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "2013, Howie Weiner, Howie Weener Unclogged: A Colonic Noir Musical Memoir:",
          "text": "I didn't think I deserved credit, and I've been known to be a credit whore.",
          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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        "A person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        [
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        [
          "entitled",
          "entitled"
        ],
        [
          "receiving",
          "receiving"
        ],
        [
          "credit",
          "credit"
        ],
        [
          "recognition",
          "recognition"
        ],
        [
          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, vulgar, derogatory) A person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "informal",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
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          "text": "I didn't think I deserved credit, and I've been known to be a credit whore.",
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        "A person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task."
      ],
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        "(informal, vulgar, derogatory) A person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task."
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