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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread charientism #163353 11/09/2006 9:51 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8 gobbledygookie stranger gobbledygookie stranger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8 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... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: charientism #163354 11/09/2006 11:36 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I wonder if it is related to charleton (sp?)? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: charientism #163355 11/10/2006 12:32 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean 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; 11/10/2006 12:46 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: charientism #163356 11/10/2006 10:41 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Thanks for sharing. What a cool word. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: charientism #163357 11/10/2006 11:35 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8 gobbledygookie stranger gobbledygookie stranger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 8 Quote: 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: charientism #163358 11/10/2006 4:32 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Quote: 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. " Last edited by consuelo; 11/10/2006 4:47 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: charientism #163359 11/11/2006 9:46 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC So that would make the individual insults themselves "charients of ire"? TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: charientism #163360 11/13/2006 3:31 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Charientism: "The Rt Hon. Gentleman has a wonderful imagination for facts." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,278 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,135 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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