Verboticism: Mockliment

'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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Mockliment

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑkləˌmɛnt/

Sentence: It wasn't the fact that he mocklimented everyone that was so annoying; it was the fact that he seemed to think everyone was too stupid to notice.

Etymology: From compliment + mock

Points: 767

Comments: Mockliment

Jabberwocky - 2007-06-12: 12:04:00
good one ErWenn

administraitor - 2007-06-12: 15:08:00
son does that to me all the time. At least now I've got a word for it! Thanx!

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