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credit whore

credit whore noun: a person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task.

Noun

credit whore (plural credit whores)

  1. (derogatory, informal, vulgar) A person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task.
    • I didn't think I deserved credit, and I've been known to be a credit whore.2013, Howie Weiner, Howie Weener Unclogged: A Colonic Noir Musical Memoir

Forms of credit whore

pluralcredit whores

Questions about credit whore

What does credit whore mean?
Credit whore means a person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task.
What part of speech is credit whore?
Credit whore is a noun.
What is the plural of credit whore?
The plural of credit whore is credit whores.

Words near credit whore in the dictionary

  1. credit transfer
  2. credit transfers
  3. credit union
  4. credit unions
  5. credit where credit's due
  6. credit whore
  7. credit whores
  8. credit-card slot
  9. credit-card slots
  10. credit-crunched
  11. credit-deposit ratio

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