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DEFINITION: To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery.
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Fawnix
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: fawn-ix
Sentence: Her fawnixation caused her to fixate on his poor speech and phonics.
Etymology: fawn (to flatter) + nix (to refuse)
Selfpshycoflat
Created by: kellii3
Pronunciation: self pshyco flat
Sentence: i gave him a compliment and she was really horrible thats when i realised that she was a selfpshycoflat !
Etymology: self - self-esteem pshyco - pshycopathic flat - flattery
Highlow
Created by: dancer002013
Pronunciation: hi-lo
Sentence: She highlows to him.
Etymology: german
Disstribute
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: dibb+trib+ute
Sentence: Every time an admirer made a flattering remark, Caroline would disstribute the unfortunate guy, making him question the strength of his deodorant.
Etymology: diss (slang - insult) + tribute (compliment)
Repelaud
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: re-PELL-ord
Sentence: Mergrin was a feisty goblin who refused to play the celebrity, although he was the high king of the gibrillaiths. He had developed a number of tricks to repelaud so as to avoid sinking into a neurotic spell of self-hatred.
Etymology: repel + laud
Complimonk
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kom-pleh-monk
Sentence: His carefully contrived compliment was met with a cunningly contrite complimonk. She just wanted to see him flattertattered.
Etymology: compliment, monk
Kudojudo
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: coo-doe-jue-doe
Sentence: After telling Marcia how wonderful her new outfit looked, she could have just said "thank you." Instead, she kudojudoed the compliment by explaining how she only paid five dollars for it at the local second-hand store.
Etymology: kudos (informal for praise) + Judo (Japanese martial art used in self defense)
Complament
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: comp-lah-ment
Sentence: even as i said it, i knew she would complament my compliment
Etymology: compliment, lament
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2007-08-08: 04:23:00
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Admiralienation
Created by: marnee4nothin
Pronunciation: aed'-mar-eile-nei-shon
Sentence: Coleen stoppped wearing her little black dress when she received three proposals and her admiralienation became acute.
Etymology: admiration + alienation
Doubty
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Why are you always such a doubty?
Etymology:
