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publicity hound en · NOUN

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Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) A person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.
    • "He's a publicity hound," Jake said. "Gets a hard-on watching himself on TV." 1995, Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker, →ISBN, page 258:
    • Durrani continues to receive awards and recognition overseas for her courage, although within her own country she is branded an opportunist and publicity-hound. 2001 August 20, Hannah Bloch, “The Evil That Men Do”, in Time:
    • The truth about Pastor Straton is that he is perhaps the country's most persistent publicity hound. He has an insatiable appetite for newspaper notice. 1928 August 28, Frank R. Kent, “The Great Game Of Politics”, in Baltimore Sun, page 1:

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