Camwhore
Meaning
There are two main definitions to Camwhore:
First is a man/woman taking pictures all day long and uploading them to social media sites like Instagram to get followers or money/gifts.
On the pictures they try to look as seductive as they can to become social media influencers, so that they can make a living and not work.
They think they are entitled to get money and fame because “they can breathe”.
The other meaning is literally the person who works in the porn industry.
The person is in front of the webcam doing striptease, masturbating and even having sex, while people are paying them to do things or private sessions.
Origin
Camwhoring was around since the very beginning of internet live streams, but it did no coin the term.
You could watch girls/men on Jasmin.hu since 2001. doing all kinds of things in front of a camera for a fee, which has created a trend.
The term Camwhore was created/popularised with the rise of social media sites like Facebook and Instagram, where people literally sell themselves for money and fame, trying to become “influencers”.
Spread and Usage
The term Camwhore can be found on most websites all over the internet, but mostly used to mock people on messaging boards like 4chan.org and Reddit, where people gather in a thread and post similar pictures.
External References
- Urban Dictionary – cam whore