Opposite of "Crocodile Tears?"
P&DSchultz
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> Is there one?
Crocodile tears of laughter?
Bernie
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JUST AN H
>From: P&DSchultz <schu...@erols.com>
>Date: Wed, Oct 21, 1998 21:23 EDT
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>Bernie wrote:
>>
>> Is there one?
>
>Crocodile tears of laughter?
"Crocodile tears"are fake tears, or an insincere display of grief. (The term
comes to us from an old belief that crocodiles actually weep after eating their
victims.) Therefore, I would say that the opposite of "crocodile tears" is
genuine grief, or heartfelt lamentation.
J.
janelaw
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> Is there one?
Sobs?
Bernie
of a phrase or a word for someone who expresses praise or makes some
other type of laudable comment, and you know their expression is fake.
The expression of fake grief, would be crocodile tears, but the
expression of fake praise is... I need a word.
On 22 Oct 1998 01:57:19 GMT, jus...@aol.com (JUST AN H) wrote:
>>Opposite of "Crocodile Tears?"
>>From: P&DSchultz <schu...@erols.com>
>>Date: Wed, Oct 21, 1998 21:23 EDT
>>Message-id: <362E88...@erols.com>
>>
>>Bernie wrote:
>>>
>>> Is there one?
>>
>>Crocodile tears of laughter?
>
>
>"Crocodile tears"are fake tears, or an insincere display of grief. (The term
>comes to us from an old belief that crocodiles actually weep after eating their
>victims.) Therefore, I would say that the opposite of "crocodile tears" is
>genuine grief, or heartfelt lamentation.
>
>J.
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Robert Lieblich
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> Muoriginal question could have been clearer. I was thinking in terms
> of a phrase or a word for someone who expresses praise or makes some
> other type of laudable comment, and you know their expression is fake.
>
> The expression of fake grief, would be crocodile tears, but the
> expression of fake praise is... I need a word.
Not exactly the opposite, but at least we know now what you are looking
for.
How about sycophancy, hypocrisy (in a specialized application),
ass-kissing, brown-nosing, sucking up (amazing how many of these are
"dirty"). And the person who does it is a "yes man."
Bob Lieblich
JMichaeI
> I was thinking in terms
>> of a phrase or a word for someone who expresses praise or makes some
>> other type of laudable comment, and you know their expression is fake.
I've always heard this type of ingenuous individual called a "flatterer" or a
"toady."
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>JMichaeI (jmic...@aol.compost) wrote:
>> Robert Lieblich <lieb...@erols.com> wrote:
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>> > I was thinking in terms
>> >> of a phrase or a word for someone who expresses praise or makes some
>> >> other type of laudable comment, and you know their expression is fake.
>>
>> I've always heard this type of ingenuous individual called a "flatterer" or
>a
>> "toady."
>>
>
>"Disingenuous", surely?
Surely -- thanks (shows what happens when one posts before sufficient coffee
has been ingested).
Kenneth
Just trying to help.
Ken
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JMichaeI
chillyj
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> Muoriginal question could have been clearer. I was thinking in terms
> of a phrase or a word for someone who expresses praise or makes some
> other type of laudable comment, and you know their expression is fake.
>
> expression of fake praise is... I need a word.
>
I just remembered "palaver."
Pk2222
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JUST AN H
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>Just trying to help.
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How about "insincerity?"