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trade-last

American  
[treyd-last, -lahst] / ˈtreɪdˌlæst, -ˌlɑst /

noun

  1. Informal Older Use. a compliment that one has heard and that one offers to tell the person so complimented under the condition that that person will first report a compliment made about oneself. T.L.

trade-last British  

noun

  1. informal a compliment that one has heard about someone, which one offers to tell to that person in exchange for a compliment heard about oneself

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Etymology

Origin of trade-last

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

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"I have a trade-last for you, Ida," she said.

From The Little Colonel at Boarding-School by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

"Besides," put in Allison, "Miss Bina McCannister said it was common and silly to play trade-last."

From The Little Colonel at Boarding-School by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

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