Meanings
nouncompliment fishing (uncountable)
- uncountableThe act of fishing for compliments; self-deprecating for the purpose of baiting other people into giving praise or compliments.
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compliment fishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compliment%20fishing
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“compliment fishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compliment%20fishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compliment fishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compliment%20fishing.
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