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