Fishin' For Compliments

When you insult yourself to get other people to compliment you.

Jack: "Wow I am so fat"
Jane: "No you looks nice"
Sarah: "Stop fishin' for compliments jack"

by Puplelubberman March 19, 2016

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

Mister-Compliment

Complimenting a woman verbally on something innocent first, but then commenting on her body in your mind. Compliment her, then think about her rack, for example...

"Oh Aoife, I love your top!"
('Because it makes your tits look awesome')

or to your male friends:

"Jeez, did you see Aoife's slutty top!? I totally mister-complimented her!"

by Essy-k April 25, 2008

Compliment Monday

Every Monday people be nice to each other and give each other compliments as a way of being nice and to make each other’s Monday less awful.

Monday, August 6th (Compliment Monday)

Devin: Hey you have nice forehead

Aroura: Thanks you have a nice one too

by Clubpenguiner69 August 5, 2018

jersey compliment

A jersey compliment is When you try to say something nice but it comes out sounding like you intended to insult the other person; or
When you say something nice but you're actually insulting the person

The following would be jersey compliments: "Yo, that's the smartest thing I've heard you say, bro!" Or: love your pink shirt's popped collar, bud.

by Zuluswag January 7, 2016

compliment mirror

someone who’s only response to receiving compliments, is giving you a new compliment back, or even reusing the same towards you

“I called him cute and he said it right back like an actual compliment mirror”

by mayo.alizardo September 15, 2020

Rhetorical Compliment

A compliment to another person which may be sarcastic, or not, but which compliments the other. The speaker may expect a response, but the receiver usually won't comment. Similar to a rhetorical question.

(In this scenario, a kid has 68 algebra problems to do)

Dad: How many problems have you done now, son?
Kid: 23.
Dad: You're making progress!

^
lll an example of a Rhetorical Compliment

by Emperorerror November 30, 2010