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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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Complimental
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: com-pli-men-tal
Sentence: any time Sunsan recieved the slightest bit of praise she went completely complimental
Etymology: compliment + mental
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COMMENTS:
Hey Dan, Excellent! Oops... Hope you don't go complimental. - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 09:57:00
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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
Complimental
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kom plih men tahl
Sentence: She went totally complimental when he kissed her hand. leaving him with a broken heart nose and tooth
Etymology: compliment mental
Selfuglinate
Created by: MrBlack
Pronunciation: Sel-fug-li-nate
Sentence: Rachel, ever the selfuglinator, met every one of Tommy's somewhat 'provocative' comments with a blank stare.
Etymology: Self meaning oneself, uglinate - to make ugly
Praisesluff
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: praise-sluff
Sentence: Stephanie praisesluffed compliments.
Etymology: praise + sluff
Refeudiater
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re fyoo de aytor
Sentence: When Biff told Penelope she looked hot, she argued with him. She always argued with anyone who tried to compliment her. She lived up to her reputation as a refeudiater. Maybe she should just move to Alaska.
Etymology: Repudiate ( reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust) & Feud (a bitter quarrel between two parties)& Refudiate (Sarah Palin's made-up word)
Laudaparry
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation: lôd-ə-păr'ē
Sentence: She must be a middle child. She laudaparries even harmless compliments, not just flirting.
Etymology: laud (praise) + parry (fencing term meaning to deflect)
Semijectliment
Created by: FeelTheMcGrath
Pronunciation: Semm-Ai-Ject-Lih-Ment
Sentence: Robert was finely dining in a local seafood restaurant. His eyes wandered across the joint, until they came across those of Lisa's. Her cold hard stare pierced his emotional heart, he looked away quickly. Some time after they both had finished eating their meals, Robert decided to approach Lisa. He, having only had emotional ties with his mother, did not know how to converse with Lisa. So, naturally, he exclaimed, "Wow! You're hot!" Lisa quickly turned around only to Semijectliment him with, "No thank you."
Etymology: Semi- half ject- to reject liment- a compliment
Noncomplementery
Created by: KatieCarnes
Pronunciation: non comp la men turie
Sentence: The noncomplementery woman went to the bar as a wingman.
Etymology: non- no
Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James