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DEFINITION: To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery.
Verboticisms
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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
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
Mustardseeding
Created by: mythman
Pronunciation: MUSS-turrd-see-ding
Sentence: The rich philosopher spoke only to other rich philosophers, MustardSeeding the poor who wanted to share their wisdom.
Etymology: In Jesus's time, the mustard-seed was considered a "weed" (until someone figured out its use).
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
Highlow
Created by: dancer002013
Pronunciation: hi-lo
Sentence: She highlows to him.
Etymology: german
Dysaccoladia
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dis-ak-ko-lay-DI-a
Sentence: Roxie didn't have low self-esteem or false modesty. She was suffering from dysaccoladia with an obsessional loathing for the obsequious; a phobia fearing fawnicators and was waging a war on wheedlers.
Etymology: From "dys" a prefix meaning "ill, abnormal, bad; "accolade" meaning "praise" in familiar speech and "ia" "condition"
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COMMENTS:
Got one of my votes. :) - Wordhewer, 2007-08-07: 05:51:00
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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)
Doubty
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Why are you always such a doubty?
Etymology:
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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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)
