glory boy
noun1
Informal A man who seeks fame.
- “He's not a glory boy. He ain't looking to get his name in the papers, like some mall psycho,” said Bob.2011, Stephen Hunter, Dead Zero, page 168:
- He was a glory boy. Why else would he have spent three years studying the ritualized showing off that was theatre and then given it up when he realized he could be only a journeyman, never a master?2012, Patricia Sitkin, Remembering Delphi County, page 91:
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- Always a glory boy, Jones worked hard at keeping his name and accomplishments under the noses of the higher ups.2015, Gini Rifkin, Solace: