trade-last
[ treyd-last, -lahst ]
/ ˈtreɪdˌlæst, -ˌlɑst /
noun
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. Abbreviation: T.L.
Nearby words
trade unionist, trade up, trade wind, trade winds, trade-in, trade-last, trade-name, trade-off, trade-weighted, traded option, trademark
Origin of trade-last
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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British Dictionary definitions for trade-last
trade-last
noun
US 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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