credit whore

English

Noun

credit whore (plural credit whores)

1. (informal, vulgar, derogatory) A person who feels entitled to receiving credit or recognition for even the most insignificant task.
   • 2013, Howie Weiner, Howie Weener Unclogged: A Colonic Noir Musical Memoir‎^[1]:

     I didn't think I deserved credit, and I've been known to be a credit whore.