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DEFINITION: v. To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery. n. A person who has difficulty accepting praise.
Verboticisms
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Flattertatter
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: FLA-tur-ta-tur
Sentence: In a vain attempt to appear modest, Sue would always flattertatter any morsel of flattery sent her way; in reality, we all knew she was a compliment whore, looking to be reflatterized. (In the interest of a smaller sentence, I reverbotomized flattery.)
Etymology: flatter, tatter (to tear to shreds)
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COMMENTS:
Good reverb! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:04:00
I was briefly proud of it, until I discovered I was a vocabuloser. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-19: 18:05:00
Tee hee!! - Sed8ed, 2007-01-19: 23:59:00
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Totiject
Created by: vicminer
Pronunciation: to-ti-ject
Sentence: The not-so attracrtive man gave the gorgeous woman flowers, but she totijected him.
Etymology: tot-whole ject-to throw
Admirahensive
Created by: omista
Pronunciation: ad-mra-hen-siv
Sentence: Bing a shy guy he was always admirahensve any time a woman gave him attention.
Etymology: admiration + apprehensive
Fawnblock
Created by: Maureen
Pronunciation: fawn - block
Sentence: I thought I was on to a hot thing with this chick but she fawnblocked me almost before I got the words out of my mouth.
Etymology: Fawn - to try to win favour. Block - to obstruct.
Knockbackoff
Created by: Psychicsi
Pronunciation: nok-bak-off
Sentence: Mandy had to knockbackoff another of her party guests. Yes she was pretty, but she didnt want to come accross as easy.
Etymology: From knock-back (to reject something) and back-off
Complimental
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: com-pli-men-tal
Sentence: any time Sunsan recieved the slightest bit of praise she went completely complimental
Etymology: compliment + mental
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COMMENTS:
Hey Dan, Excellent! Oops... Hope you don't go complimental. - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 09:57:00
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Flirtavoid
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: flur-ta-void
Sentence: She was intensely shy and had a reputation for flirtavoidance due to her habit of "talk-to-the-hand" gestures when the opposite sex approached.
Etymology: flirt + avoid (pretty obvious)
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COMMENTS:
Yes, I have observed the "talk-to-the-hand" gestures. Now I know it's flirtavoidance, I'll knockbackoff... - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:03:00
Yes, wouldn't want to get involved with a psychopath. - petaj, 2007-01-21: 03:13:00
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Tribuke
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /tri-'byük/
Sentence: Words may never hurt him, but with all his tribuking, words couldn't really help him either.
Etymology: From tribute + rebuke
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COMMENTS:
nice! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:57:00
Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 00:34:00
Oh, I like that one! Very catchy, rolls off the tongue JUST right.:) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:19:00
Thanks to you too, PA. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 10:56:00
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Disacclaim
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dis-ac-claim
Sentence: Gwen disacclaimed Gary's attempt at showering her with compliments and hid in the ladies room until he gave up and went away.
Etymology: disclaim: to deny the validity of; repudiate + acclaim: praise enthusiastically
Flatterebuff
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FLAT-er-e-buff
Sentence: Due to self esteem issues impressed upon her as a child and teen, Marjorie had a difficult time accepting any sort of compliment and would generally react with flatterebuff and denials of any special qualities.
Etymology: Blend of 'flattery' (excessive and insincere praise) and 'rebuff' ( reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James