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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.
Verboticisms
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Complamenticitus
Created by: pandafever
Pronunciation: com-pla-ment-acitus
Sentence: Maggie's complamenticitus was out of control on her wedding day.
Etymology:
Gruntful
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: grunt-full
Sentence: She was very gruntful when I complimented her on her blouse.
Etymology: grunt+grateful
Praisesluff
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: praise-sluff
Sentence: Stephanie praisesluffed compliments.
Etymology: praise + sluff
Obliment
Created by: AllisonLittell
Pronunciation: Ob-li-ment
Sentence: Megan was obliment to Lauren because Lauren threw Megan off her horse.
Etymology: Ob-Against Compliment- To say something nice to someone.
Semidenial
Created by: ColeyPTrain
Pronunciation: Se-Me-Day-Nigh-Yul
Sentence: Amber responded to the man with a semidenial and then changed her mind to a straight no.
Etymology:
Kudoesnt
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: kew-dus-nt
Sentence: Charlotte had a rebuttal ready for any compliment. The speed and ease with which she would reel off (seemingly endless) lists of her defects, revealed her many years of practice as a kudoesnt.
Etymology: kudos + doesn't
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COMMENTS:
Or kudont - artr, 2011-01-14: 06:52:00
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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
Rejeclament
Created by: rfrey121
Pronunciation: Re-jec-lament
Sentence: Suzy gave Richard a rejeclament when he tried to tell her that he like what she was wearing.
Etymology: Rejec- to throw clament- praise
Flirtavoid
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: flur-ta-void
Sentence: She was intensely shy and had a reputation for flirtavoidance due to her habit of "talk-to-the-hand" gestures when the opposite sex approached.
Etymology: flirt + avoid (pretty obvious)
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COMMENTS:
Yes, I have observed the "talk-to-the-hand" gestures. Now I know it's flirtavoidance, I'll knockbackoff... - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:03:00
Yes, wouldn't want to get involved with a psychopath. - petaj, 2007-01-21: 03:13:00
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Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James