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DEFINITION: To reject a compliment. May indicate low self-esteem, or false modesty, or even a psychopathic aversion to flattery.

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Disstribute

Created by: administraitor

Pronunciation: dibb+trib+ute

Sentence: Every time an admirer made a flattering remark, Caroline would disstribute the unfortunate guy, making him question the strength of his deodorant.

Etymology: diss (slang - insult) + tribute (compliment)

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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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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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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

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Mustardseeding

Created by: mythman

Pronunciation: MUSS-turrd-see-ding

Sentence: The rich philosopher spoke only to other rich philosophers, MustardSeeding the poor who wanted to share their wisdom.

Etymology: In Jesus's time, the mustard-seed was considered a "weed" (until someone figured out its use).

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Compleject

Created by: Gionuzzo

Pronunciation: KOM plee jekt

Sentence: Jill was forced into a therapy by her friends when she complejected to all of their attemps at casual flattery by refusing to accept them.

Etymology: Compliment + Object (as in objection)

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Rephewsal

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ree feuu zal

Sentence: Her rephewsals caused even more jaw dropping than her entrances, leading the men to assume that she would be more at a convent than the convention.

Etymology: refusal, phew!

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Dysaccoladia

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: dis-ak-ko-lay-DI-a

Sentence: Roxie didn't have low self-esteem or false modesty. She was suffering from dysaccoladia with an obsessional loathing for the obsequious; a phobia fearing fawnicators and was waging a war on wheedlers.

Etymology: From "dys" a prefix meaning "ill, abnormal, bad; "accolade" meaning "praise" in familiar speech and "ia" "condition"

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COMMENTS:

Got one of my votes. :) - Wordhewer, 2007-08-07: 05:51:00

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