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culture vulture
noun Slang.
a person with an excessive or pretentious interest in the arts.
Origin:
1945–50
1945–50
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Culture vulture
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World English Dictionary
| culture vulture | |
| —n | |
| informal a person considered to be excessively, and often pretentiously, interested in the arts | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | culture vulture |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a person who is extremely interested in and enthusiastic about the arts; a person who attends cultural events |
Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
culture vulture
An individual with a consuming or excessive interest in the arts. For example, A relentless culture vulture, she dragged her children to every museum in town. This slangy term may have been originated by Ogden Nash, who wrote: "There is a vulture Who circles above The carcass of culture" (Free Wheeling, 1931). [1940s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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