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DEFINITION: To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery.
Verboticisms
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Selfpshycoflat
Created by: kellii3
Pronunciation: self pshyco flat
Sentence: i gave him a compliment and she was really horrible thats when i realised that she was a selfpshycoflat !
Etymology: self - self-esteem pshyco - pshycopathic flat - flattery
Doubty
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Why are you always such a doubty?
Etymology:
Fawnix
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: fawn-ix
Sentence: Her fawnixation caused her to fixate on his poor speech and phonics.
Etymology: fawn (to flatter) + nix (to refuse)
Fawnyawn
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: FAWN-yawn
Sentence: Alex's compliments of her choice of T-shirt and sweatpants were met only with a fawnyawn.
Etymology: fawn (to flatter) + yawn (as an expression of disdain)
Nulliflirt
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: NULL-uh-flurt
Sentence: After the third time Rico complimented her breasts within ten minutes, Gertrude was forced to nulliflirt his advances by informing him that "they're not real."
Etymology: Nullify + flirt
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COMMENTS:
funny sentence - Gionuzzo, 2007-08-07: 17:02:00
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Genudeflect
Created by: Mintthyme
Pronunciation: 'jen-y&-di-flekt'
Sentence: Embarrassed by John's compliment, Sally quickly genudeflected.
Etymology: genuflect (to revere, worship) + deflect (to turn aside)
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COMMENTS:
Very nice. Here's a vote. - Wordhewer, 2007-08-07: 05:52:00
Anything with a "nude" in it works for me! - administraitor, 2007-08-07: 12:08:00
Oh my gosh, thank you. I mean, No thank you. - Mintthyme, 2007-08-08: 05:41:00
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Repelaud
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: re-PELL-ord
Sentence: Mergrin was a feisty goblin who refused to play the celebrity, although he was the high king of the gibrillaiths. He had developed a number of tricks to repelaud so as to avoid sinking into a neurotic spell of self-hatred.
Etymology: repel + laud
Complimonk
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kom-pleh-monk
Sentence: His carefully contrived compliment was met with a cunningly contrite complimonk. She just wanted to see him flattertattered.
Etymology: compliment, monk
Complament
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: comp-lah-ment
Sentence: even as i said it, i knew she would complament my compliment
Etymology: compliment, lament
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2007-08-08: 04:23:00
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Puffdodge
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: puff + dodge
Sentence: She said "nice legs" but I puffdodged that one, I know I'm hideous.
Etymology: puffery + dodge
