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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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Revolver

walterrafelsberger

Created by: walterrafelsberger

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I revolvered his compliment.

Etymology: from revolver, noun (similar to gun).

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Yustadre

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: Yust-adre

Sentence: Maybe a justadre

Etymology: YUST A DREamer

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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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Complimace

Created by: alphabetapolothology

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: compliment & mace

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Retrozeda

Created by: specks28

Pronunciation: Reh-Tro-Zee-Duh

Sentence: Billy was wearing a Retrozeda-looking shirt. A lot of people looked and said, " Look at that blast from the past."

Etymology: Retro- backward;back Zeda- Mr.Grzeda

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Dissedmiss

CharlieB

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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Rekudodiate

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: re koodo dee ayt

Sentence: Although she took pains to look gorgeous, Shyanne could only rekudodiate the kind words she heard. Sadly, she did not have enough self-esteem to believe them.

Etymology: repudiate (reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust) & Kudo (an expression of approval and commendation)

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Omnope

Created by: briangianelos

Pronunciation: Om - nOp

Sentence: Every time Billy gives Serena a complement he is viciously omnoped

Etymology: Omni - all nope - no

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Semijectliment

FeelTheMcGrath

Created by: FeelTheMcGrath

Pronunciation: Semm-Ai-Ject-Lih-Ment

Sentence: Robert was finely dining in a local seafood restaurant. His eyes wandered across the joint, until they came across those of Lisa's. Her cold hard stare pierced his emotional heart, he looked away quickly. Some time after they both had finished eating their meals, Robert decided to approach Lisa. He, having only had emotional ties with his mother, did not know how to converse with Lisa. So, naturally, he exclaimed, "Wow! You're hot!" Lisa quickly turned around only to Semijectliment him with, "No thank you."

Etymology: Semi- half ject- to reject liment- a compliment

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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

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Comments:

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