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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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Totejtion
Created by: alyssawren
Pronunciation: toat-eck-shun
Sentence: Billy complimented Susie and she totejtioned him. Susie did not believe Billy's comliment was sincere.
Etymology: tot-: all; whole -ejtion: rejection
Semidenial
Created by: ColeyPTrain
Pronunciation: Se-Me-Day-Nigh-Yul
Sentence: Amber responded to the man with a semidenial and then changed her mind to a straight no.
Etymology:
Talkblock
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: tawk-blawk
Sentence: Though she clearly had the best set of kidneys at the party, Janet talkblocked anyone who tried to compliment them.
Etymology: block = to thwart or prevent + talk
Unusdisgustus
Created by: meganfis
Pronunciation: unus-dis-gus-tus
Sentence: She was unusdisgustus when the man complimented her hair.
Etymology: unus-one; dis-not; gus-gross; tus
Averject
Created by: TrJoshB
Pronunciation: Av-er-jekt
Sentence: Because she was so humble, she averjected every compliment she received.
Etymology: avoid + reject
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COMMENTS:
i like this one. lol. - TrJoshB, 2007-01-24: 16:58:00
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Kudoesnt
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: kew-dus-nt
Sentence: Charlotte had a rebuttal ready for any compliment. The speed and ease with which she would reel off (seemingly endless) lists of her defects, revealed her many years of practice as a kudoesnt.
Etymology: kudos + doesn't
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COMMENTS:
Or kudont - artr, 2011-01-14: 06:52:00
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Semijectliment
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
Complimental
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: com-pli-men-tal
Sentence: any time Sunsan recieved the slightest bit of praise she went completely complimental
Etymology: compliment + mental
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COMMENTS:
Hey Dan, Excellent! Oops... Hope you don't go complimental. - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 09:57:00
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Compligrate
Created by: Sarfaraz
Pronunciation: comp...li..grate
Sentence: I felt myself thrown out of the room when my words were compligrated.
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Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double re-run. Here is a new one for today ~ James