flattery
Insincere praise to a person or topic in order to achieve something, usually to further one's own interests.
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Flattery by Keith West June 11, 2023
Flattery Donohoe
An article of clothing worn solely to impress someone on the Internet. It is typically effective, and worn with a degree of pride in one's planning.
Cody: Hey, I'm not getting anyone to talk to on Omegle.
Me: Get some Flattery Donohoe on, it always works for me.
Cody: Yeah, you're rocking some nice Flattery Donohoe
Me: Get some Flattery Donohoe on, it always works for me.
Cody: Yeah, you're rocking some nice Flattery Donohoe
Flattery Donohoe by Horace Dixon February 18, 2011
low level flattery
Girl 1: Hey, I saw that perv Nick staring at you with his hand in his pants.
Girl 2: That is some pretty low level flattery.
Girl 2: That is some pretty low level flattery.
low level flattery by happilysilent1 June 26, 2015
turd flattery
Curtis could not help but express his sincere turd flattery after he hopped upon a perfect brown spiral in the Burger King bathroom
turd flattery by walterc August 5, 2023
sarcastic flattery
Of course writing an essay about you is more important than writing an essay regarding a college application, because there are thousands of universities around the world but you are only one. How can you consider this sarcastic flattery, I am shocked!
sarcastic flattery by jinglemisk April 6, 2016
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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