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'Wow, you're hot!'

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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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)

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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

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Talkblock

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: tawk-blawk

Sentence: Though she clearly had the best set of kidneys at the party, Janet talkblocked anyone who tried to compliment them.

Etymology: block = to thwart or prevent + talk

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Tribuke

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /tri-'byük/

Sentence: Words may never hurt him, but with all his tribuking, words couldn't really help him either.

Etymology: From tribute + rebuke

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COMMENTS:

nice! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:57:00

Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 00:34:00

Oh, I like that one! Very catchy, rolls off the tongue JUST right.:) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:19:00

Thanks to you too, PA. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 10:56:00

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Exoegophobe

Created by: Madamemojo

Pronunciation:

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Etymology: exo-ego-phobe

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Deflattion

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: deeflashion

Sentence: His attempt at flattery met with rapid deflattion.

Etymology:

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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

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Stompliment

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: stomp - le - ment

Sentence: Douglas turned every compliment into a stompliment as he could not accept them. Instead he ignored or stomped all over anything positive that people said about him.

Etymology: stomp, compliment

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Igmire

Created by: PolishedAmethyst

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Brent paid Angie a compliment, but as usual, she igmired him, wanting to hear more about how beautiful she is.

Etymology: Ignore, admire

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COMMENTS:

Thanks to all who voted for any words I submitted (yeah, I'm a noob). If only they could issue more points for me to vote with...there are so many great entries. It's hard to vote knowing that you only have two to work with. Something that may give some of you a kick: I went to work with a few words you have entered and we are using them in regular conversation - how funny! And yes, of course I gave you credit. ;) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:14:00

Yeah, sometimes I feel it'd be nice if we could rank them instead of voting, but there are often too many. At least we get to vote for two. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 10:55:00

I'm curious, which ones have you managed to slip into conversation, and how much did you have to explain yourself? - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 10:55:00

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Praiseblock

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: PRAYZ-blok

Sentence: Jim tried to tell his wife how much he admired her skill at parenting. But Sue, suspecting an ulterior motive, praiseblocked him.

Etymology: praise + block

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-01-11: 09:16:00
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James