high-maintenance 

1. Require (ing) a lot of work/attention to maintain.

2. Require (ing) a lot of money or attention to appearance.

3. Require (ing) a high emotional investment or en excessive amount of money.

EXAMPLES OF HIGH-MAINTENANCE BEHAVIOR:
-Having frequent professional cosmetic consultations, such as hair-dressing, manicures and pedicures
-Excessive worthless spending (tricking)
-Attention craving
-Being too delicate or suavé

NOTE: high-maintenance is primarily used to refer to attractive straight women or a person/people that's stuck on self.

high-maintenance by Mr. Terrence L. Trezvant May 21, 2006

high maintenance 

Requiring a lot of attention. When describing a person, high-maintenance usually means that the individual is emotionally needy or prone to over-dramatizing a situation to gain attention

Although he was a nice boy, his low self-esteem made him high-maintenance.

high maintenance by A Gianotto (snipe) November 3, 2002

high maintenance 

A person who has expensive taste (re. clothing, restaurants, etc.).
This person is never comfortable because he/she is constantly concerned about his/her appearance.
This person feels they are better than most people and usually judge others based on outward appearances.

I am not high maintenance

high maintenance by John March 22, 2004

high maintenance 

1. Requiring much time and many products to keep their appearance at the current level. 2. And/or requiring much attention from others in relationships, romantic or otherwise.

1. I know I'm high maintenance, said the beauty queen.
2. Anne was a high maintenance employee, with her nearly daily requests for time-off or time-shifting.

high maintenance by dagner December 29, 2007

high maintenance 

having expensive taste and multiple costly needs frequently.

The teenage girl had to have the expensive, name-brand shoes instead of the cheaper ones that were just as good.

high maintenance by Kristine October 19, 2003

High Maintenance 

A gluttonous queen, narcissistic and mean.

She's so high maintenance, I can't stand being around her anymore.

High Maintenance by wildfirerose October 7, 2008

high maintenance 

Often a divorced woman with a fake tan, big processed hair (usually blonde) and lots of bling. Very insecure about her looks and requires constant reassurance of her physical beauty. Spends lots of time and money on clothes, shoes, accessories, hair, makeup and beauty treatments. Needs expensive homes, cars, clothes and vacations. Never pays for anything when in the presence of men.

Her trips to the manacurist every other week proved she was high maintenance.

high maintenance by JohnstonGuy August 11, 2004