whoredom

noun

whore·​dom ˈhȯr-dəm 

ˈhu̇r-

1

somewhat old-fashioned, disparaging + offensive : the practice of having sexual intercourse as or with a sex worker : sex work

2

: practices or pursuits that are unworthy, debasing, unseemly, or false

media whoredom

In actuality, fame, or the hunger for it, would become something of a pandemic, swallowing up more and more people and leaving them with scars of chronic attention-whoredom.

—Tim Wu

Synonyms

• harlotry
• prostitution
• vice

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1