| 单词 | publicity whore |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspublicity whore 4. A person regarded as willing to compromise or demean him or herself for personal gain or in pursuit of a particular goal; a person regarded as inconstant or promiscuous in a specified context or with regard to a particular thing. Chiefly with modifying word or as the second element in compounds, as in attention whore, publicity whore, etc. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > lack of scruple > unscrupulous or unprincipled person unconscionable1655 unprincipled1787 snollygoster1846 whore1871 Ned Kelly1886 Snopes1962 1871 Greensburg (Indiana) Standard 2 Feb. It is a sorry sight to see the ‘brilliant young Senator from Jackson’, with a ring in his nose, being led round and exhibited by a gentleman whom, three months ago, he was denouncing as a political whore. 1961 Human Events 20 Oct. 705/1 ‘Most newspapermen are whores,’ Harry Truman once observed sententiously to a former Senate colleague. 1974 O. Clark Diary 9 July (1998) 26 Usual mixture of lords, fashion whores, beauties, bores. 1987 Los Angeles Times 11 Oct. 27 I'm a publicity whore just like the rest of them. But I'm not a bimbo. 1993 AntiShyster 3 i. 30/1 He's recognized as a legal whore who'll say anything for anyone. 2017 A. Alsaid North of Happy x. 104 Matt's an attention whore. The more people are there the better he'll feel. < as lemmas |
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