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.
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
Person No. 2: "Constructive compliment
by Gr_y_Jay January 25, 2022
Get the Constructive Complimentmug. national compliment day is January 29th were u give ur sogenifigant other compliments till they bluss
by chriscCcCcCwdhfjkherk523234526 January 28, 2020
Get the national compliment daymug. “You pretty #compliment”
by Bigdawgg July 14, 2021
Get the #complimentmug. One who frequently gives unsolicited compliments, usually (though, not necessarily) indicating their romantic interest.
by anonymous December 12, 2020
Get the compliment fairymug. by A. Marcelonis October 20, 2021
Get the Complimentalmug. A Trojan Compliment is a nice looking compliment on the surface but whose only aim is to manipulate you.
It's more insidious than a back-handed compliment in the way that you don't really realize it's a critic.
The Trojan Complimenter then waits for you to confess it's not as it looks, or he will "realize" it's not as he thought and pretend to be disappointed and use it to get more concessions from you.
It's more insidious than a back-handed compliment in the way that you don't really realize it's a critic.
The Trojan Complimenter then waits for you to confess it's not as it looks, or he will "realize" it's not as he thought and pretend to be disappointed and use it to get more concessions from you.
Car Buyer: "wow man, not a single scratch I love how you kept this car so perfect, I like that"
Car Seller: "well, thanks, there's just one small scratch over here.. "
Car Buyer: (sad face) "Oh, I see... It is a bit visible. Well, tell you what, let's 1k off the price and I'll take it anyway.
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Joe: "How did you learn those that Trojan Compliment technique man"
Me: "ThePowerMoves.com man, it's wicked"
Car Seller: "well, thanks, there's just one small scratch over here.. "
Car Buyer: (sad face) "Oh, I see... It is a bit visible. Well, tell you what, let's 1k off the price and I'll take it anyway.
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Joe: "How did you learn those that Trojan Compliment technique man"
Me: "ThePowerMoves.com man, it's wicked"
by Mandrake99 June 12, 2017
Get the Trojan Complimentmug. When a person (typically a girl), receives so many compliments that the value of successive compliments decrease.
John: Ava, you’re so pretty!
Ava: Okay
John: Do you not like it when I say that?
Ava: No, it’s just that I get told I’m pretty all the time so the compliment doesn’t feel as special.
John: Oh I see, being called pretty has lost it’s effect due to compliment inflation.
Ava: Okay
John: Do you not like it when I say that?
Ava: No, it’s just that I get told I’m pretty all the time so the compliment doesn’t feel as special.
John: Oh I see, being called pretty has lost it’s effect due to compliment inflation.
by LittleToNoResearch January 9, 2024
Get the Compliment Inflationmug.