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a person with an excessive or pretentious interest in the arts.[1945-50]
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culture vulture — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who is an avid cultural sightseer, one who seeks out cultural opportunities ostentatiously, such as going to the opera or seeing every museum in a town visited, and brags about it. * /Aunt Mathilda is a regular… … Dictionary of American idioms
culture vulture — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who is an avid cultural sightseer, one who seeks out cultural opportunities ostentatiously, such as going to the opera or seeing every museum in a town visited, and brags about it. * /Aunt Mathilda is a regular… … Dictionary of American idioms
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culture vulture — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms culture vulture : singular culture vulture plural culture vultures informal showing disapproval someone who is very interested in music, literature, and other arts. This word shows that you think people like… … English dictionary
culture vulture — Slang. a person with an excessive or pretentious interest in the arts. [1945 50] * * * ˈculture vulture 7 [culture vulture] noun (humorous) a person who is very interested in serious art, music, literature, etc … Useful english dictionary
culture-vulture — 1. n. an avid supporter of the arts. □ A gaggle of culture vultures gawked its way into the gallery. □ Many culture vultures seem to be long on enthusiasm and short on taste. 2. n. someone who exploits the arts for monetary gain. □ Mr. Babbit, a… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
culture vulture — noun A person with a rapacious, possibly forced, interest in the arts. ...we can see that this is a man of the living theatre who was not interested in a culture vulture audience … Wiktionary
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