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"

Fishin' For Compliments by Puplelubberman March 19, 2016

Fishing for Compliments 

The act of criticizing yourself so that others will praise you.

Mackenzie is always complaining about her singing. She's not a bad singer, I don't know why she's fishing for compliments.

Fishing for Compliments by TobyFlenderson January 13, 2015

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.

fishing for compliments by Ben Johnson March 17, 2005

fishing for compliments 

This is what 13-16 year old girls do when they lack self confidence. It is extremely fucking annoying.
The correct response to this situation is: Shut the fuck up

Also see Attention Whore

girl1: OMG IM SO FAT
girl 2: OMG NO YOUR NOT
girl 1:YES I AM
Me: Shut the fuck up attention whore ans stop fishing for compliments

fishing for compliments by ThisIsApril July 3, 2009

Fishing for compliments 

Someone who feels to bring up how they're "ugly," or "fat" in every single conversation so that people will disagree and compliment them.

Example:

Bella: *is literally 98 pounds*

"I'm so fat!"

Shawn: "No, you're not!"

Bella: "Yes, I am! I'm so fat and ugly!"

Shawn: "Ya know what bitch? I don't give a flying fuck. You are fat and ugly then. Shut the fuck up and stop fishing for compliments."

Fishing for compliments by Literatebadass05 September 1, 2017

fishing for compliments 

being a little bitch

girl 1: oh my god im so ugly
girl 2: no ofc youre not
me: stfu you whiney little fishing for compliments bitch

fishing for compliments by lxla January 25, 2016