Meanings
plural attention whores
- derogatoryidiomaticvulgarA person who routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.
Synonyms: attention hog, drama queen
present singular third person attention whores · participle present attention whoring · participle past attention whored · past attention whored
- vulgarTo seek attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.
Her [Ann Coulter’s] toxicity is more about salesmanship than citizenship, more high-decibel attention whoring than true ideology.
2006 June 20, Ray Richmond, “Peacock's perch gives Coulter place to crow”, in The Hollywood Reporter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 戲精 /戏精
- 戲精 /戏精 (xìjīng)someone craving attention
Dutch aandachtshoer
- aandachtshoersomeone craving attention
Finnish huomionkipeä, huomiohuora
- huomionkipeäsomeone craving attention
- huomiohuorasomeone craving attention
French m’as-tu-vu
- m’as-tu-vusomeone craving attention
German Aufmerksamkeitshure
- Aufmerksamkeitshuresomeone craving attention
Korean 관심종자
- 관심종자 (gwansimjongja)someone craving attention
Portuguese biscoiteiro
- biscoiteirosomeone craving attention
Turkish ilgi budalası, ilgi orospusu
- ilgi budalasısomeone craving attention
- ilgi orospususomeone craving attention
Cite this entry
attention whore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attention%20whore
“attention whore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attention%20whore. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attention whore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attention%20whore.
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