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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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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
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
Revolver
Created by: walterrafelsberger
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I revolvered his compliment.
Etymology: from revolver, noun (similar to gun).
Malzeda
Created by: meganhardy
Pronunciation: mal-zee-dah
Sentence: Bob tried to give Megan a compliment but she malzedad it because he was a big creep.
Etymology: Mal- bad Zeda- zeda
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COMMENTS:
LOOOOOOOOOVE it - meganhardy, 2013-09-30: 14:59:00
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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)
Compliphobic
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: com-pli-phO-bic
Sentence: David insisted Jill looked like a beauty queen in her long silky dress . Jill being compliphobic, just turned red, and told him to stop lying.
Etymology: compliment/phobic
Dissedmiss
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: dis-d-mis
Sentence: She thought he must be being sarcastic about her new hairstyle. In that, she was a classic dissedmiss.
Etymology: diss + miss (failure to hit the mark)
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COMMENTS:
:) - galwaywegian, 2011-01-11: 15:11:00
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Dissacclaim
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: diss/ah/claym
Sentence: To dissacclaim she was able to convince herself that she was in her own special world averse to any flattery but her own
Etymology: diss (short for disrespect or dismiss) + acclaim (praise)
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COMMENTS:
Hey Stevenson0, I will refrain from dissacclaimation, because I know you are in you own special world... - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:55:00
Did somebody just say something? No - didn't think so - Stevenson0, 2007-01-19: 11:14:00
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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