Verboticism: Compleject

'Wow, you're hot! No thank you.'

DEFINITION: To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery.

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Compleject

Created by: Gionuzzo

Pronunciation: KOM plee jekt

Sentence: Jill was forced into a therapy by her friends when she complejected to all of their attemps at casual flattery by refusing to accept them.

Etymology: Compliment + Object (as in objection)

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