DEFINITION: v. To seek compliments and/or support by insulting oneself or by complaining about the difficulty of one’s life. n. A person who uses self-deprecation as flattery bait.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Disparagus: /dis par a gus/ When he came in to work, he always shook off comments about his appearance. He was slim, well-dressed and groomed himself well, but could not take a compliment gracefully. His coworkers atarting calling him a disparagus, which was funny because his first name was Gus. Etymology: Disparage (self-deprecate;diminish) & Asparagus (edible young shoots of the asparagus plant, a vegetable) Created by: Nosila.
Egoflog: /EE-go-flog/ Having very low self esteem, Lindy would often resort to egoflogging in order to rationalize her self induced sense of worthlessness. Etymology: Blend of ‘ego’ (sense of one’s worth or importance) and ‘flog’ (to beat with or as if with a rod or whip, to criticize harshly) Created by: Mustang.
Complitrolling: /kom-pluh-troh-ling/ Every time Allison says something bad about herself, she expects her friends to tell her how wrong she is. Her complitrolling has become so annoying that several of her buddies have taken to merely agreeing with her. Etymology: compliment (an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration) + trolling (fishing) Created by: artr.
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