Complimation

Something meant to compliment.

A series of setups made to work together or compliment something else.

Harmonious, or having Harmony (Non-musical sense)

Your furniture has poor complimation.

Your character complimation is perfect to work with mine.

by justinathaone April 25, 2011

Empty compliment

Saying a compliment without really meaning it and just to make the other person feel good.

Bill: Hey Phil you are really beautiful.

Phil: No, I'm not. Even my grandma calls me ugly.
Bill: Stop being so hard on yourself.
Phil: Well then stop giving me empty compliments.

by John Floppy Clock December 15, 2013

compliment

A present in verbal form.

friend 1: "I love your t-shirt!"
friend 2: "I love your face!"
friend 1: "Thank you for that compliment!"
friend 2: "Thank you as well!"

by fredrietta September 27, 2008

fishing for compliments

Making statements that encourage others to give you compliments.

see also: emotional masturbation

Jane: Notice anything different?
Billy: oh, um, love the new haircut sweety.

by Ben Johnson March 17, 2005

blackhanded compliment

A comment made about an African-American that is somehow related to their race and would be mundane/not worth mentioning were they white.

Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) made a blackhanded compliment about Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), saying he is “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”

by thegthang May 3, 2012

backhanded compliment

What might at first sound like a compliment but could/should really be taken as an insult when considered in its entirety.

The Republican Senator would never desecrate the holy institution of marriage by voting to allowing gays to wed; just ask his ex.

by Anon April 19, 2005

Compliment

Something nice said about someone else, often to the "someone else" about whom the nice thing is said. Great for self-esteem.

Dan complimented Joe for being honest enough to admit that he had actually thought it was spelled 'Mientkiewich'

by Confident Lefty August 10, 2006