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Meaning of stylemog | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To patronize or talk down to someone by complimenting them as though from a position of authority on the compliment's subject.

Examples

““What? I just said ‘awesome.’ That’s because I think it’s hilarious. Seriously, I can't wait to read it.” They all laughed again. Evidently I was Stylemogging them.”
“Strauss himself created "Stylemogging", a more subtle technique in which one uses barbed compliments to establish oneself as the supreme arbitrator of whatever is under discussion. "You've got better at that, a bit," is apparently a classic Stylemogging comment. At this level, it all starts to get a little scary.”
“I think what you did was okay. Keep up the good work.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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