Trade-last
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trade-last is a noun meaning (US) A compliment heard about another person, offered to be repeated to that person in exchange for another repeated compliment about the speaker.
Meaning
(US) A compliment heard about another person, offered to be repeated to that person in exchange for another repeated compliment about the speaker.
Example Sentences
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 […]
Word Forms
- trade-lasts
Synonyms for trade-last
Depending on context, synonyms include TL.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include testimonial, requital, exchange, praise, tribute, appliment.
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