Rent-a-gob

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who regularly appears in the media, especially to stir controversy or self-aggrandize. UK, derogatory

    "There would either be an obvious candidate for the splash story or you would be desperately scrambling the phones, suggesting interviews with the local rent-a-gobs on the council who you knew would say something controversial, if lacking in substance."

Synonyms

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rent-a-mouth

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"There would either be an obvious candidate for the splash story or you would be desperately scrambling the phones, suggesting interviews with the local rent-a-gobs on the council who you knew would say something controversial, if lacking in substance."

Etymology

From rent + a + gob (“mouth”, slang), alluding to someone who will say anything in exchange for money.

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