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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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Rejeclament
Created by: rfrey121
Pronunciation: Re-jec-lament
Sentence: Suzy gave Richard a rejeclament when he tried to tell her that he like what she was wearing.
Etymology: Rejec- to throw clament- praise
Complirecant
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)
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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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
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
Omnope
Created by: briangianelos
Pronunciation: Om - nOp
Sentence: Every time Billy gives Serena a complement he is viciously omnoped
Etymology: Omni - all nope - no
Averject
Created by: TrJoshB
Pronunciation: Av-er-jekt
Sentence: Because she was so humble, she averjected every compliment she received.
Etymology: avoid + reject
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COMMENTS:
i like this one. lol. - TrJoshB, 2007-01-24: 16:58:00
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Kudoschop
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: koo dose chop
Sentence: If a handsome guy paid Helen a compliment or chatted her up, she took it in stride. But when a loser in her office called Troy... an unkempt, loud jerk, tried to sing her praises, she always gave him a kudoschop. Afterall, she did not want to end up being Helen of Troy...
Etymology: Kudos (an expression of approval, compliments and commendation) & Chop (strike or hit sharply and suddenly) & Play on Judo Chop (The act of taking your hand and making a chop motion on a persons shoulder near the neck area while saying in a loud manner, "Judo chop-HAI!")
Totejtion
Created by: alyssawren
Pronunciation: toat-eck-shun
Sentence: Billy complimented Susie and she totejtioned him. Susie did not believe Billy's comliment was sincere.
Etymology: tot-: all; whole -ejtion: rejection
Rekudodiate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re koodo dee ayt
Sentence: Although she took pains to look gorgeous, Shyanne could only rekudodiate the kind words she heard. Sadly, she did not have enough self-esteem to believe them.
Etymology: repudiate (reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust) & Kudo (an expression of approval and commendation)
Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James