credit whore

noun

A person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task.

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Meanings

nouncredit whore (plural credit whores)

plural credit whores

  1. derogatoryinformalvulgarA person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task.

    I didn't think I deserved credit, and I've been known to be a credit whore.

    2013, Howie Weiner, Howie Weener Unclogged: A Colonic Noir Musical Memoir
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APA

credit whore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20whore

MLA

“credit whore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20whore. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “credit whore,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20whore.

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