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

Complicationship

When a couple goes from "In a relationship" to "It's complicated". They are broken up but miss eachother enough to consider dating again if they both get their shit together.

The two lovebirds had a hard time living together as a couple so they broke up and are now in a complicationship.

by California Bae Area October 1, 2016

complisult

A backhanded compliment.

"That's such a nice dress. It does wonders for your figure."

This person has just delievered a complisult.

by Ira G May 16, 2006

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

complacent class

Refers to a class of complacent individuals generally unbothered by the state of social, political, economic, or environmental injustice that surrounds them. Such individuals are typically anesthetized by media influences like movies cable TV, magazines, and related consumerism.

We could tell that the women were members of the complacent class as they drove to church in their Hummer SUV after spending the day eating Big Macs and shopping at the mall next to the coal fired power-plant.

by the_hao_zi October 16, 2008

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