Word · British life & culture
glory-dampening
verb
/glor-ee-dam-pun-ing/
Definition
The cultural requirement to wildly understate personal success to avoid looking arrogant.
In use
“He was glory-dampening his promotion by calling it 'a bit of extra admin'.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /glor-ee-dam-pun-ing/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
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