Verboticism: Deniagrate

'When I said that you're a loser, I meant it as a compliment.'

DEFINITION: v. To exercise power through the strategic use of personal insults, while pretending to offer encouragement. n. A leader who motivates people by insulting them.

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Deniagrate

Created by: administraitor

Pronunciation: deny-a-grate

Sentence: Her manager's constant efforts to deniagrate her performance finally led Carol to implement her exit strategy.

Etymology: denial + denigrate

Points: 686

Comments: Deniagrate

Jabberwocky - 2007-06-12: 16:29:00
your name, administraitor, would have worked well with this definition

administraitor - 2007-06-12: 16:32:00
What a difference a vowel makes!

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