glory boy

English

Noun

glory boy (plural glory boys)

1. (informal) A man who seeks fame.
   • 2011, Stephen Hunter, Dead Zero, page 168:

     “He's not a glory boy. He ain't looking to get his name in the papers, like some mall psycho,” said Bob.

   • 2012, Patricia Sitkin, Remembering Delphi County, page 91:

     He was a glory boy. Why else would he have spent three years studying the ritualized showing off that was theatre and then given it up when he realized he could be only a journeyman, never a master?

   • 2015, Gini Rifkin, Solace:

     Always a glory boy, Jones worked hard at keeping his name and accomplishments under the noses of the higher ups.