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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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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
Compliphobic
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: com-pli-phO-bic
Sentence: David insisted Jill looked like a beauty queen in her long silky dress . Jill being compliphobic, just turned red, and told him to stop lying.
Etymology: compliment/phobic
Yustadre
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Yust-adre
Sentence: Maybe a justadre
Etymology: YUST A DREamer
Negativpretty
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: neg-ah-tiv-prih-tee
Sentence: A lot of girls show a lot of negativpretty because they either are lacking in self-confidence or they just like to be complimented.
Etymology: negativity + pretty
Flattereflect
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: FLA-tur-ee-flekt
Sentence: Compliments were just a step away from date-rape, Ginny said to herself. Just keep your flattereflection on "high", and you might just survive this party...
Etymology: Flattery + reflect
Dissedmiss
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: dis-d-mis
Sentence: She thought he must be being sarcastic about her new hairstyle. In that, she was a classic dissedmiss.
Etymology: diss + miss (failure to hit the mark)
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COMMENTS:
:) - galwaywegian, 2011-01-11: 15:11:00
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Semidenial
Created by: ColeyPTrain
Pronunciation: Se-Me-Day-Nigh-Yul
Sentence: Amber responded to the man with a semidenial and then changed her mind to a straight no.
Etymology:
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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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)
Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James