pay a compliment

Flatter or praise to someone.

Pay a compliment: Flatter or praise to someone.
He paid her a compliment when he told her she looked like a model

by Patoedu14 June 9, 2016

Side handed compliment

A compliment in between a regular compliment and a backhanded complement. It’s more of a neutral statement.

What she said wasn’t really a compliment, it was more of a side handed compliment if u ask me.

by Hollowblue March 27, 2021

Compliment

A lie you tell someone to make them feel better

People like compliments, even though they mean nothing.

by AFrogWhoExists February 2, 2022

Compliment

Something often easy to give, but very hard to get.

Frank: I can't deal with compliments. I don't often get them.
Angelo: But you're so good at giving them!
Frank: *Internal screaming*

by Rashka34 November 22, 2021

Constructive Compliment

1: A suggestion that is delivered with encouragement.

2: An idea that does not truly exist and is an excuse for trying to politely state that someone could easily do better, or that they are awful at whatever the constructive compliment is aimed at.

3: Something one makes up in Home Economics because your group is crap at their cooking assignment and only you seem to know it, saying that they can do much better in a politer way than saying "Dude, are you really this bad? You can fucking do better."

See constructive criticism and compliment.

Person No. 1: "Hey Person, how about you do this? You're doing well now but I think that would make it a lot better."
Person No. 2: "Constructive compliment

by Gr_y_Jay January 25, 2022

Anti-compliment

Worse than an insult, better than a compliment

Oh my god Becky, she just anti-complimented you!

by CrackerRatato December 5, 2023

complimentful

a complimentful person is someone that gives a lot of compliments and is confident while doing so.

a complimentful person: *a hella lot of compliments*
person: wow, you're so complimentful!
person2: wait, is that even a word?
me: well now it is.

by water55 November 28, 2020