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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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Noncomplementery
Created by: KatieCarnes
Pronunciation: non comp la men turie
Sentence: The noncomplementery woman went to the bar as a wingman.
Etymology: non- no
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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Subeageregoism
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: sub-eeger-eego-ism
Sentence: "Hi Anne, you look great", said Mary. Mary replied, "I wish I did, but I think I look dreadful" in a display of subeageregoism.
Etymology: sub = below Eager = with enthusiam Egoism = feeling of self importance or inflated worth
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
Disacclaim
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dis-ac-claim
Sentence: Gwen disacclaimed Gary's attempt at showering her with compliments and hid in the ladies room until he gave up and went away.
Etymology: disclaim: to deny the validity of; repudiate + acclaim: praise enthusiastically
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:
Mediconcious
Created by: DrDurrer
Pronunciation: med-e-con-she-us
Sentence: she was medoconcious of her looks and therefore never dressed to impress.
Etymology: medi- average concious- how one feels about themselves
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
Unusdisgustus
Created by: meganfis
Pronunciation: unus-dis-gus-tus
Sentence: She was unusdisgustus when the man complimented her hair.
Etymology: unus-one; dis-not; gus-gross; tus
Flatterflop
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: flatərfläp
Sentence: Every time Jim tries to give Judy a compliment it turns into a flatterflop. Judy is so self-deprecating that she sometimes apologizes for the air she breathes.
Etymology: flattery (excessive and insincere praise) + flop (a total failure)
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COMMENTS:
I don\'t care if it is the perfect word. It\'s fun to say. - artr, 2009-08-27: 12:48:00
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Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James