Timeline for What would you call a person who has a bad reputation and tends to attract gossip?
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| Jun 9, 2016 at 22:25 | comment | added | recognizer | This isn't a very common phrase, but I'd say colloquailly they are a "drama magnet" or a "magnet for drama". While that's not exactly a set phrase, the "_____ magnet" formulation is common. And "drama", used to mean negative rumors and interpersonal conflict, is a term that's been in wide usage in recent years. | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 18:16 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/740970849189105664 | ||
| Jun 9, 2016 at 16:50 | comment | added | Seldom 'Where's Monica' Needy | I'd just say "Trouble." | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 16:40 | comment | added | Phil Sweet | One of several labels that attract this sort of attention is iconoclast. Use it with care, though. It has a specific meaning and it isn't related to the fact that they get badmouthed. But many are. | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 13:37 | answer | added | Oleg M | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 13:29 | answer | added | Gracie | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 13:25 | answer | added | Kevin Workman | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 13:20 | history | edited | Azami | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 9, 2016 at 13:18 | comment | added | Papa Poule | Although it doesn’t answer your question, “misunderstood” could work in your particular example sentence: … “This allowed us to meet J[ohn], [a] notoriously misunderstood [person/individual/bad boy (Buddha Theis’ good suggestion)], who actually turned out to be quite kind and invested. ” | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 12:55 | comment | added | JonLarby | Personally, I think notorious fits the bill perfectly :) | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 12:46 | history | edited | Azami | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 9, 2016 at 12:42 | answer | added | Rome_Leader | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 12:41 | answer | added | user180045 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 9, 2016 at 12:32 | history | asked | Azami | CC BY-SA 3.0 |