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Malicious Over-Compliance 

A variation of malicious compliance where you respond (or offer to respond) with way more than what was asked of you, in order to try and pressure the asker to back off.
Sue: "So I told my husband I wasn't ok with him staying at his ex-girlfriend's house when he visited her town," and he was like, 'fine, I'll never hang out alone with any female friend - ever - if that's what it takes for you to trust me'!"

Sam: "That's some grade-A malicious over-compliance. My Mom's the queen of it. I told her I didn't have time to talk for 3 hours on the phone every day and she goes 'oh I'm so sorry, I'll stop bothering you with my sad, boring life - I'll never demand speak to you again... but perhaps you would allow me a 2-minute call on my birthdays and maybe Christmas?' Like, geez, lady!"

Kid: "Bye Dad, I'm gonna hang out with some older guys in a parking lot."

Sam: "No you're not - it's 10:30pm on a school night ."

Kid: "Fine, I guess I'll just stay home all day every day and never do anything but study and pray!"

Sam: "That's nice, kid - now do your homework." *turns to Sue* "Yeah, my daughter apparently inherited the malicious over compliance talent from gran-gran. I was sort hoping she'd get Mom's singing talent, but nooo... just the theater drama."

Malicious compliance 

When a superior gives you incredibly bad orders, and out of spite, you follow them to the letter, knowing the result is going to be disastrous.
Bobby: Don't change the formulas of this report. If you do, you're fired.
Frank: Whatever you say, boss.

Two weeks pass. Bobby calls Frank in to his office.

Bobby: You knew that report contained errors in its format. Why didn't you fix it, you shit?

Frank: Because you told me not to, you dick. It was malicious compliance.
Malicious compliance by Laurentus February 11, 2018

Compliance 


1. The state or act of conforming with or agreeing to do something.
2. Readiness to comply: readiness to conform or agree to do something.
1. What they did was in compliance with the court order.
2. He is ready to complify.
Compliance by Jafje April 15, 2007

Compliance 

1. The state or act of conforming with or agreeing to do something.

2. Readiness to conform or agree to do something.
Wat they did was in compliance with the court order.
Compliance by Jafje April 15, 2007

Compliance-Freak 

A person that excessively cares about any kind of rules such as website guidelines and EULA's
"Dude, Don't be such a compliance-freak, You seem to care too much about the terms and policies"

Complainception 

Hannah: You have plenty of complaining to make up but I don't know if I can handle it

Jono: Are you complaining about my complaining?

Hannah: Complainception
Complainception by Jack Package November 17, 2014
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murderhobo 

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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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