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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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Subeageregoism
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: sub-eeger-eego-ism
Sentence: "Hi Anne, you look great", said Mary. Mary replied, "I wish I did, but I think I look dreadful" in a display of subeageregoism.
Etymology: sub = below Eager = with enthusiam Egoism = feeling of self importance or inflated worth
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.
Compligrate
Created by: Sarfaraz
Pronunciation: comp...li..grate
Sentence: I felt myself thrown out of the room when my words were compligrated.
Etymology:
Backoffer
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: back offer
Sentence: i want you to quit. I am an backoffer
Etymology: from back off as in go back.
Selfuglinate
Created by: MrBlack
Pronunciation: Sel-fug-li-nate
Sentence: Rachel, ever the selfuglinator, met every one of Tommy's somewhat 'provocative' comments with a blank stare.
Etymology: Self meaning oneself, uglinate - to make ugly
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
Retrozeda
Created by: specks28
Pronunciation: Reh-Tro-Zee-Duh
Sentence: Billy was wearing a Retrozeda-looking shirt. A lot of people looked and said, " Look at that blast from the past."
Etymology: Retro- backward;back Zeda- Mr.Grzeda
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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Complimental
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kom plih men tahl
Sentence: She went totally complimental when he kissed her hand. leaving him with a broken heart nose and tooth
Etymology: compliment mental
Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James