To do something deliberately, flamboyantly and melodramatically in a social setting, solely for the attention you believe it will garner for you.
Carrie's outburst about defending migrant rights was such a performance! It was just to get attention from Eric, who's on the College Democrats. She's not even registered to vote...
by WritingWriter87 November 9, 2019
Term for someone in the entertainment industry that people pay to go see or watch on the screen, despite the fact that said person can't really sing, play music, act, or do anything else noteworthy. Because they don't really sing, perform music or act, they can't legitimately be called singers, musicians or actors. Performer is a nice catch-all term for them that doesn't demean other people in the entertainment business with actual ability.
Note that the fact that performers have no particular ability doesn't meant that they can't make plenty of money doing whatever it is they do! The one ability performers generally have is marketability. And as countless examples have shown, the ability to be marketed (and to market one's self) is far more important and valuable than musical or acting talent anyway.
Note that the fact that performers have no particular ability doesn't meant that they can't make plenty of money doing whatever it is they do! The one ability performers generally have is marketability. And as countless examples have shown, the ability to be marketed (and to market one's self) is far more important and valuable than musical or acting talent anyway.
Recent examples of performers:
Britney Spears
Madonna
Paris Hilton
Hilary Duff
All boy bands
Kevin Federline
Britney Spears
Madonna
Paris Hilton
Hilary Duff
All boy bands
Kevin Federline
by Action Man August 8, 2007
When someone uses a “woke” cause to ensure their social media following knows that they care... when actually, all they care about is their influencer status and the amount of like they’ll get.
“Hey, have you seen that Guy is constantly posting about this cause on his feed?”
“Yeah, of course... they have to at least LOOK like they care. Performance activism is his forte. That’s perfect follower material, right there!”
“Yeah, of course... they have to at least LOOK like they care. Performance activism is his forte. That’s perfect follower material, right there!”
by MisSTeresaGreen June 9, 2020
Due to a high level of motivation and repeat successes you are selected by your superiors to do more work than your peers because you do your job and good at it. This frequently entails extra hours, multitasking, et cetera. The punishment is that you get to watch the underperformer, who is not doing their job, get rewarded via time off, free time, leave work on time and so on. This is common in the military, other government jobs, or large corporations where, due to bureaucracy, it is difficult to get rid of a bad employee.
Sean isn't a workaholic or a brown nose. Since his coworker Steve does nothing all day long, Sean's performance punishment is that he always has to stay late and take on extra projects to make up for Steve.
by ImperialFleet1 February 16, 2015
Learned a new phrase: "Performative Wokeness."
People who more concerned with self-promotion, social media "likes", or selling books & lectures; than they are about Actual Deliverables.
People who more concerned with self-promotion, social media "likes", or selling books & lectures; than they are about Actual Deliverables.
People thought Tina cared about labor issues, considering how much she Tweeted about it, but it was all performative wokeness - she had no problems crossing picket-lines if the business offered a sale.
by Brainshrub August 28, 2019
Carrying out homosexual acts in front of an audience with the sole intention of attracting a heterosexual partner.
I know Rosie kissed Molly last night but it’s only performative bisexuality because Ben was watching ...
by Thenonperformativebisexual July 7, 2020
when somebody is awaiting you in your home or hotel and when you arrive he isn't responding when ringing the bell or by phone for hours. Sometimes a Harry deluxe can occur which implicits that you are stucked and cannot go to another place so you have to wait outside and gonna have a rest by covering yourself with old newspapers.
Person 1: Dude, we arrived at 8pm but you werent there - that was a typical harry!
Person 2: Yes guys, I was performing a Harry I am very sorry about that!
Person 2: Yes guys, I was performing a Harry I am very sorry about that!
by Dawei81 April 24, 2014