Complinsult

When someone compliments yet insults you at the same time!

I'm so happy you decided to go with your diet. You've lost a lot of weight !

Did you just complinsult me?

by LETLASTYLEYOU May 26, 2017

complinsult

A statement which starts as a compliment and ends with a subtle, or at times not so subtle, insult.

MO: MFR is absolutely right, that's twice in ten years.
EMM: Great complinsult MO!

MFR: PNM is great at throwing darts, he hits MO's arm every time.
PNR: That complinsult don't confront me.

by emminksa February 2, 2008

Complainstorming

When creative professionals gather under the auspice of generating ideas, but really intend to bitch and moan about their jobs/workplaces/projects/colleagues.

"We had a lunch meeting. It started out as a great ideation session but devolved into complainstorming."

by ebethleo December 15, 2011

complainstorming

Like brainstorming, except you list complaints about something, and then list the opposite of each complaint. Makes use of people's natural tendency to complain in a constructive way, in that you end up with a more complete picture of what you do want.

We tried brainstorming a solution to scheduling during holidays but only came up with the same old same old. So we switched to complainstorming, and came up with a dozen really good solutions.

by already there November 20, 2015

Compaining

Compaining. The painful combination of complaining and campaigning.

Prediction is we have 4 years of Trump compaining on TWATter that he was robbed.

by ReddyCat November 6, 2020

compaines

Mf never missed in his life

"compaines has never missed"

by Compaines September 6, 2021

Complinsulto

Atto linguistico con cui il parlante esprime apparente ammirazione ed elogio nei confronti del destinatario, celandosi dietro ad un sottile sarcasmo

Alessandro: "Io sono un bravissimo pianificatore"
Elena: "Non lo avrei mai detto"
Alessandro: "Questo è un complinsulto!"

by ale215 September 17, 2022