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I called someone for insulting me while veiling it as a compliment. I figured this condition probably has a term, and apparently it does. Charientism. Defined as "a gracefully veiled insult" ( http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/abc.htm#charientism ). I thought I'd share this finding...
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I wonder if it is related to charleton (sp?)?
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Would you consider it a left-handed compliment as well? That would be sinister According to Merriam-Webster Online charlatan comes from Italian.
Last edited by consuelo; 11/10/06 12:46 AM.
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Thanks for sharing. What a cool word.
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Would you consider it a left-handed compliment as well? That would be sinister
"Left-handed compliment" does sound like an equivalently simpler term for this... still, ain't no nothin' simple in this forum, sista.
Was happy to, Hydra.
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ain't no nothin' simple in this forum, sista.
You catch on pretty quick, gobgee [high fivin'-e]
BTW, an example of charientism might be "That dress looks really good on you. It makes your butt look sooo much smaller. "
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So that would make the individual insults themselves "charients of ire"?
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Charientism: "The Rt Hon. Gentleman has a wonderful imagination for facts."
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