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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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Compligrate
Created by: Sarfaraz
Pronunciation: comp...li..grate
Sentence: I felt myself thrown out of the room when my words were compligrated.
Etymology:
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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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
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
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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Perfecshun
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: per-fec-shun
Sentence: When I someone admires my artwork, I sometimes feel embarrassed, and perfecshun compliments.
Etymology: perfect (without fault) + shun (avoid)
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COMMENTS:
Me too... - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 09:59:00
Too cute! Yeah, you got my vote! :) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:17:00
Too cute! Yeah, you got my vote! :) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:18:00
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Slashify
Created by: socks
Pronunciation: slash-i-fy
Sentence: Dang, she slashified me!
Etymology:
Shunshine
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: shun/shyne
Sentence: Because of her severe degree of shunshine she recoiled in horror as he burst into "you are my sunshine"
Etymology: Shun (reject)+ shine (praise) + sunshine
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COMMENTS:
Jabberwocky, You are the shunshine of this game! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 15:49:00
My shunshine is at an all time high today - shumbody vote for me - please - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-19: 15:54:00
I want to thank the academy for voting for me and I promise never to shunshine again - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-22: 10:44:00
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Revolver
Created by: walterrafelsberger
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I revolvered his compliment.
Etymology: from revolver, noun (similar to gun).
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
Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James