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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.

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Complimace

Created by: alphabetapolothology

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Etymology: compliment & mace

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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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Hey Dan, Excellent! Oops... Hope you don't go complimental. - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 09:57:00

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Boxose

Created by: Joachimgraf

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Complamenticitus

Created by: pandafever

Pronunciation: com-pla-ment-acitus

Sentence: Maggie's complamenticitus was out of control on her wedding day.

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Complirecant

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kom-pluh-kant

Sentence: Jill thinks of herself as a very humble person. Just to prove it she will complirecant anything nice that is said about her. After a few encounters people don't think of her as humble but rude and arrogant. She wonders why she never gets a date.

Etymology: compliment (an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration) + recant (to withdraw or disavow) + can't (Unwilling or unable to)

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Dissacclaim

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: diss/ah/claym

Sentence: To dissacclaim she was able to convince herself that she was in her own special world averse to any flattery but her own

Etymology: diss (short for disrespect or dismiss) + acclaim (praise)

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Hey Stevenson0, I will refrain from dissacclaimation, because I know you are in you own special world... - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:55:00

Did somebody just say something? No - didn't think so - Stevenson0, 2007-01-19: 11:14:00

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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

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Foism

Created by: whatname

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Shunshine

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: shun/shyne

Sentence: Because of her severe degree of shunshine she recoiled in horror as he burst into "you are my sunshine"

Etymology: Shun (reject)+ shine (praise) + sunshine

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COMMENTS:

Jabberwocky, You are the shunshine of this game! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 15:49:00

My shunshine is at an all time high today - shumbody vote for me - please - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-19: 15:54:00

I want to thank the academy for voting for me and I promise never to shunshine again - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-22: 10:44:00

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Laudaparry

Created by: kyotonils

Pronunciation: lôd-ə-păr'ē

Sentence: She must be a middle child. She laudaparries even harmless compliments, not just flirting.

Etymology: laud (praise) + parry (fencing term meaning to deflect)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-01-11: 09:16:00
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James