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Sanctimonious Attention Whore

Someone, usually female, who not only wants to be the center of attention, but who specifically seeks highly visible opportunities to act self-righteous at the expense of others, in order to receive temporary affections from cohorts, so as to validate their own fragile sense of self-worth. Also known as S.A.W.

A group of Sanctimonious Attention Whores is called a "Squabble". A male courtier, or loud-mouthed defendent/apologist, of a Sanctimonious Attention Whore is called a "SAW John" or "Squawker".
Political pundit, Ann Coulter, is a sanctimonious attention whore. Media host, Bill O'Reilly, when he defends Ann Coulter, is a SAW-John.
by Wyld Stallyns August 12, 2006
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Sanctimonious

He's so much holier-than-thou, completely sanctimonious, he's Bono!
by Richard Bird May 26, 2010
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Sanctimos

The forbidden territory, consisting of scums and bums.
I feel so bad for Josh G, he lives in the sanctimos.
by vat deef October 25, 2009
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SanctimoniAss

A self-righteous, self-centered, sanctimonious, judgmental ass who feels the need to criticize and point out to everyone who will listen, every perceived imperfection in everyone else's lives, while turning a blind eye to the fact that the real imperfections are fully owned by the SanctimoniAss.
A SanctimoniAss would say "I won't let anybody know that I live with my same-sex partner, but for HER to live with her unmarried boyfriend is really, REALLY wrong and by the way, I never, never fucking swear, God damn it!!"
by CarverCruiser November 4, 2010
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snaction

The presence of an array of snack foods that demands immediate action in the form of mass consumption.
Did you see all the food at Chico's SuperBowl party? There was some serious Snaction.
by keldoyle April 28, 2006
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sanctimonious atheism

a term that not only perfectly describes a kind of hypocritically high-minded atheism but also has the added benefit of being very funny due to the fact that it is even intelligible (coined by author / blogger Frank Portman, 2006)
Let's go to Ophelia's house for a few drinks ... Actually, on second thought, let's not, the whole sanctimonious atheism thing gets old really fast.
by Mr. Headache June 1, 2011
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sanction

1. Verb. To give something official approval.

2. Verb. To put someone in their place; to regulate on a bitch.
1. "Officers, this protest has been sanctioned by the proper authorities."

2. "My roommate left our pad unlocked again, so I had to sanction that shit."
by 57octaves December 22, 2010
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