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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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Praiseblock

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: PRAYZ-blok

Sentence: Jim tried to tell his wife how much he admired her skill at parenting. But Sue, suspecting an ulterior motive, praiseblocked him.

Etymology: praise + block

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Complimace

Created by: alphabetapolothology

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Etymology: compliment & mace

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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.

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Yustadre

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: Yust-adre

Sentence: Maybe a justadre

Etymology: YUST A DREamer

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Foism

Created by: whatname

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Crocadenial

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: crock-ah-dee-nye-l

Sentence: Always needing to be the center of attention, Liza had perfected the art of crocadenial.

Etymology: croca-crocodile (as in "big fake crocodile tears) denial (which speaks for itself)

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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.

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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

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Kudoesnt

Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: kew-dus-nt

Sentence: Charlotte had a rebuttal ready for any compliment. The speed and ease with which she would reel off (seemingly endless) lists of her defects, revealed her many years of practice as a kudoesnt.

Etymology: kudos + doesn't

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COMMENTS:

Or kudont - artr, 2011-01-14: 06:52:00