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title: "attention whore · GenZ Decoded"
description: "attention whore: A hostile term for someone the speaker thinks deliberately provokes reactions to be noticed. Example: \"The comments accused her of being an..."
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# attention whore

Millennial[#dating](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/dating/)

**Meaning.** A hostile term for someone the speaker thinks deliberately provokes reactions to be noticed.

See it in a sentence

The comments accused her of being an attention whore for posting it at all.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [down bad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/down-bad/),[simp](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/simp/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    attention whore

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [hard up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hard-up/)

- Plain English

    hostile term for someone the speaker thinks deliberately provokes reactions to be noticed

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## Related slang

- [zaddy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/zaddy/): A handsome, stylish, confident, well-dressed older man.
- [zombie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/zombie/): A former romantic interest who ghosts you and later resurfaces.
- [bae](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bae/): A romantic partner; a term of endearment shortened from babe, popular in the early 2010s.
- [BB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bb/): Short for babe or baby, used affectionately, often for friends.

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