Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
Examples
“I am bored by Monkey Wood's blantant over-use of charientism and cacophemism for my darkie brethren - it is an abomination to the Lord - who is ironically my next door neighbour ".”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘charientism’.
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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I didn't know there was a word for that!
interdigitate, aspheric, benthos, reptation, pastiche, pandiculate, agelast, obdormition, dysania, armscye, phosphene, etiolation and 56 more...
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How Dare You!
The ways and means of insult
belaud, asteism, charientism, slander, libel, disparage, asperse, denigrate, defame, dis, mycterism, execrate and 2 more...
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yolanda's list
Sphallolalia and other sexy words
sphallolalia, sybaritic, basorexia, blandiloquent, cataglottism, charientism, fantafuckintastic, cheiloproclitic
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chrisisponderosa's list
pejorative, depreciatory, megalomaniac, kakistocracy, charientism, bellwether
jmjarmstrong JM loves the smell of a charientism in the morning. Mar 31, 2011
jmjarmstrong JM understands that a charientism that is perceived is not a good charientism - bit like a status update actually! Dec 27, 2009
mialuthien charientism – an artfully veiled insult Jul 18, 2008
whichbe Expression of an unpleasant thing in an agreeable manner. May 12, 2008