media whore
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈmiːdiə wɔːr/
- Offensive
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zorra mediática
- ... after blaming it for being a media whore and enjoying all the attention it got from being so miserable (as she did the widows of the 9/11 victims).
Examples
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"If I had to guess, I'd say he's in his house," one of his neighbors told me on Wednesday, adding: "He's such a media whore, he's probably loving it."
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All you propaganda corporate media whores, you don't have a choice; you have to start telling the truth because we don't believe the lies anymore.
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I agree with many of the comments, especially those about their being media whores.
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You're the original media whore.
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Since you're such a media whore, that will really put you out there.
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Now that's being a media whore trying to get votes.
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Otherwise, I've no interest in seeing this media whore strut her stuff in a different venue.
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It's actually a scandal that Macy's is associated with this birther/media whore.
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If Tapper was truly an objective journalist, he'd avoid this right-wing media whore like the plague.
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The celebrity always finds a way to stay in the spotlight; she is a total media whore.
Synonyms
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7.6
A person who tries hard to get public or media attention
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9.9
A person who wants people to notice them too much
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9.9
A person who tries too hard to get attention from many people
A person who tries to get noticed by being with famous people or doing things to get attention
A person who uses flashy tricks to get public attention for a show or product
Antonyms
How Attention-Seeking
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally built from 'media' + 'whore' and can be interpreted as someone who 'sells' themselves to the media — a metaphorical extension of 'whore' to mean someone who seeks attention or compromises principles. Because the meaning depends on a figurative/pejorative use and pragmatic nuance that a B1 learner may only partly infer, it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
Media whore may come from the old word whore, which meant a person who sold themselves, and media for TV, newspapers and the web. The image is of someone willing to do anything for 'attention' or 'self-promotion', so the phrase means a person who tries very hard to get media attention.