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culture vulture
culture vulturen. Informal A person with an avid or ostentatious interest in the arts.culture vulture n informal a person considered to be excessively, and often pretentiously, interested in the arts cul′ture vul`ture
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Informal. a person who shows an extravagant or pretentious interest in the arts. [1945–50] culture vulture
culture vultureSomeone who has an avid interest in the arts. Helen is quite the culture vulture. She attends the theater at least once a month.See also: culture, vultureculture vulturesomeone whom one considers to be excessively interested in the (classical) arts. She won't go to a funny film. She's a real culture vulture. They watch only highbrow television. They're culture vultures.See also: culture, vultureculture vultureAn individual with a consuming or excessive interest in the arts. For example, A relentless culture vulture, she dragged her children to every museum in town. This slangy term may have been originated by Ogden Nash, who wrote: "There is a vulture Who circles above The carcass of culture" ( Free Wheeling, 1931). [1940s] See also: culture, vultureculture vulture a person who is very interested in the arts, especially to an obsessive degree. The image of a vulture here is of a greedy and often undiscriminating eater.See also: culture, vultureculture-vulture1. n. an avid supporter of the arts. Many culture-vultures seem to be long on enthusiasm and short on taste. 2. n. someone who exploits the arts for monetary gain. Some culture-vultures are throwing a wine and cheese party on behalf of some of the young dolts they have grubstaked. |