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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(US) A compliment heard about another person, offered to be repeated to that person in exchange for another repeated compliment about the speaker..
American adolescents regularly deal in "trade-lasts," compliments in exchange for another. They will tell you something flattering about yourself after you tell them a flattering remark you have heard about them.
So autobiographical was The Children's Hour that there are even “TL's” between the children, those “trade lasts” in which people must come up with compliments they have heard about each other, a game which amused Lily […]
Use trade-last when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Trade-last means (US) A compliment heard about another person, offered to be repeated to that person in exchange for another repeated compliment about the speaker..
Common synonyms include TL.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
American adolescents regularly deal in "trade-lasts," compliments in exchange for another. They will tell you something flattering about yourself after you tell them a flattering remark you have heard about them.
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