famewhore

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A form of fame whore — A person who is excessively driven to achieve fame or notoriety, or to latch onto it through a significant other.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounfamewhore (plural famewhores)

plural famewhores

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fame whore.

    Hulk was acting like a famewhore.

    2011, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, A Shore Thing, Gallery Books (2011), page 107
    2 more examples

    “No, you're right. It's not like I'm some kind of famewhore trolling for fans. I just figured you'd be . . . curious.”

    2010, Robin Wasserman, Torn, Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 45

    They were at a table off to the side of the bar, with her recorder and notepad between them and a few various famewhores and hangers-on circulating around.

    2011, Alexander Irvine, Iron Man 2, Grand Central Publishing, published 2010, →ISBN, page 79
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Chicago

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