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respect-prefixing
verb
/ri-spekt-pree-fiks-ing/
Definition
Softening the introduction to a criticism without reducing its severity in any way.
In use
“He started respect-prefixing and I knew I was about to be corrected.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /ri-spekt-pree-fiks-ing/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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