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credit whores

credit whores is the plural of credit whore.

Meaning of credit whore

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

Questions about credit whores

What is credit whores the plural of?
Credit whores is the plural of credit whore.

Words near credit whores in the dictionary

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

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