trade-last

**Tureng-Çağla** · **09-01-2008, 23:32**

n : a compliment that i heard about you that i offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me

A trade last is the concept of one person relaying a compliment overheard to another person, but only after the second person is able to provide the reciprocal. Often shortened as TL.

**joeboss** · **09-01-2008, 23:45**

senin hakkinda duydugum bir komplimani, benim hakkimda duydugun bir komplimanla takas (degis tokus) etmeyi oneriyorum" diyor

fakat eger biri birine karsiliksiz o kisi hakkinda duydugu komplimani anlatirsa oteki ona o kisi hakkinda duyacagi bir kompliman borclu kalir.

insanlarin birbirleri hakkinda duyduklari guzel seyleri birbirleriyle takasi, kompliman alisverisi gibi birsey.

**Tureng-Çağla** · **13-01-2008, 03:01**

Main Entry: commend
Part of Speech: verb 1
Definition: praise
Synonyms: acclaim, accredit, advocate, applaud, approve, boost, build, build up, compliment, countenance, endorse, eulogize, extol, gold star*, hail, kudize, laud, puff up, recommend, sanction, stroke, support, trade last
Antonyms: censure, criticize, disparage, rebuke, reprimand, smear

Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus

* = informal or slang

Main Entry: compliment
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: praise
Synonyms: acclaim, adulate, applaud, butter up*, cajole, celebrate, charm, cheer, commemorate, commend, congratulate, endorse, eulogize, exalt, extol, fawn upon, felicitate, give bouquet*, glorify, hail, honor, kudize*, laud, magnify, panegyrize, pay respects, please, puff up*, recommend, roose, salute, sanction, satisfy, soothe, toast, trade last*, warm fuzzy*, worship
Antonyms: belittle, criticize, denigrate, denounce, disparage, insult, libel, slanderNotes: complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration

Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)

* = informal or slang

**Tureng-Çağla** · **13-01-2008, 03:06**

"'I have a trade-last for you, Ida,' she said. 'Mrs. Mallard is in the library, discussing our club, and I heard mother say something awfully nice about you.'
'Tell it!' demanded Lloyd.
'No, I said a trade-last.'
'Oh, fishing for a compliment!' sang Katie."

(Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931); The Little Colonel at Boarding-School, 1903)

**joeboss** · **13-01-2008, 19:25**

Trade Last
often shortened as TL
A trade last is the concept of one person relaying a compliment overheard to another person , but only after the second person is able to provide the reciprocal.
Rules of Trade Last :
1- To receive a trade-last , you must provide the other person with one first.
2- You MAY NOT solicit a compliment from someone else to fulfill a trade-last.
3- You can use a IOU ( I owe you ) to receive a trade-last early if both parties agree .
4- A compliment can only be used once .