fishing for compliments


the act of criticizing yourself so that others will praise you.
mackenzie is always complaining about her singing. she’s not a bad singer, i don’t know why she’s fishing for compliments.
2 more definitions
this is what 13-16 year old girls do when they lack self confidence. it is extremely f-cking annoying.
the correct response to this situation is: shut the f-ck up

also see attention wh-r-
girl1: omg im so fat
girl 2: omg no your not
girl 1:yes i am
me: shut the f-ck up attention wh-r- ans stop fishing for compliments
making statements that encourage others to give you compliments.

see also: emotional masturbation
jane: notice anything different?
billy: oh, um, love the new haircut sweety.

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