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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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Negativpretty
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: neg-ah-tiv-prih-tee
Sentence: A lot of girls show a lot of negativpretty because they either are lacking in self-confidence or they just like to be complimented.
Etymology: negativity + pretty
Reflousy
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Ree-Flu-See
Sentence: Hey Reflousy, you're looking quite smashing today. No, I'm not. Actually you are. No. Yes. No.
Etymology: Refuse + Floozy
Averject
Created by: TrJoshB
Pronunciation: Av-er-jekt
Sentence: Because she was so humble, she averjected every compliment she received.
Etymology: avoid + reject
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COMMENTS:
i like this one. lol. - TrJoshB, 2007-01-24: 16:58:00
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Totejtion
Created by: alyssawren
Pronunciation: toat-eck-shun
Sentence: Billy complimented Susie and she totejtioned him. Susie did not believe Billy's comliment was sincere.
Etymology: tot-: all; whole -ejtion: rejection
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.
Complirecant
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kom-pluh-kant
Sentence: Jill thinks of herself as a very humble person. Just to prove it she will complirecant anything nice that is said about her. After a few encounters people don't think of her as humble but rude and arrogant. She wonders why she never gets a date.
Etymology: compliment (an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration) + recant (to withdraw or disavow) + can't (Unwilling or unable to)
Praisesluff
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: praise-sluff
Sentence: Stephanie praisesluffed compliments.
Etymology: praise + sluff
Surego
Created by: gbegun
Pronunciation: Sir-ego
Sentence: Because of stacy's surego, she accepted no compliments even from the host of the party she attended.
Etymology: Sur- above ego- someone's persona
Rejaculate
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Re-jak-u-late
Sentence: With a wave of her hand, she rejaculated his comment about her beautiful dress.
Etymology: Reject + Adulate
Rekudodiate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re koodo dee ayt
Sentence: Although she took pains to look gorgeous, Shyanne could only rekudodiate the kind words she heard. Sadly, she did not have enough self-esteem to believe them.
Etymology: repudiate (reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust) & Kudo (an expression of approval and commendation)
Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James