When someone gives you a compliment that can be mistaken for an insult or is intertwined with an insult. Usually, the person who gets the compliminsult will say thank you, but later will wonder if the compliminsult was meant meanly or nicely. Not to be confused with constructive criticism, in which the person wants to help the receiver improve him/herself.
Person A; "I'm the only person that talks more than you."
Person B; "Wow, thanks"
Person A; "No! That was a compliment"
Person B; "Sounds more like a diss - a compladiss."
A contraction of the word complement and the Americanslang form of disrespect (diss), a complediss is a backhanded comment. It could be a complement followed by a criticism (or vice versa), as well as a criticism shrouded under the pretext of a complement.
A complediss in which a complement is followed by a criticism: I thought that your performance was very good, It would be great though if you would liven it up more, because it wasn't exactly teeming with energy.
A complediss in which a complement is actually a diss : That's really cool how that watch makes your arm budge on both sides. I wish my arm was big enough to do that.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.