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Definition of attention whore
attention whore 
noun
- a person who behaves in an exaggerated way simply to attract attention.
Look, I know you're not really that upset. Quit being an attention whore.
At first I thought my girlfriend was just... animated. Then I realized she was an attention whore.
- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
Last edited on Mar 28 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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| Definitions include: general derogatory term for a female. | |
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Other terms relating to 'attention': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "attention whore disorder". | |
Other terms relating to 'whore': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "attention whore disorder". | |
| Definitions include: a prostitute that gets paid in cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: used to describe female navy corpsman that have sex with marines. | |
| Definitions include: A person, usually a woman, who will have sex in exchange for drugs. | |
| Definitions include: a female, habitual user of methamphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: a person who exchanges sex for drugs. | |
| Definitions include: a person who sacrifices integrity for fame. | |
| Definitions include: Very guilty. | |
| Definitions include: a ho (also spelled hoe.) | |
| Definitions include: a girl who dress up for a hockey games hoping to get a date with the players. | |
| Definitions include: a promiscuous male; "male whore". | |
| Definitions include: a promiscuous man. | |
| Definitions include: Somebody who seeks the pity of others because they can't handle their own problems. | |
| Definitions include: a general insulting label for a disliked female. | |
| Definitions include: a son of a whore. | |
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