Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stylemog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: style-mog
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

"“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."

Etymology

Blend of Style (“pseudonym of Neil Strauss in the seduction community”) + AMOG, reportedly coined by Owen "Tyler Durden" Cook.

Inflected Forms

stylemogs (present, singular) stylemogging (participle, present) stylemogged (participle, past) stylemogged (past)

Frequently Paired Words

mog

Questions

What does stylemog mean?: To patronize or talk down to someone by complimenting them as though from a position of authority on the compliment's subject.
Where does stylemog come from?: Blend of Style (“pseudonym of Neil Strauss in the seduction community”) + AMOG, reportedly coined by Owen "Tyler Durden" Cook.

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