UNCOMPLIMENTARY
NOUNS
► BLACK WORD a very uncomplimentary remark → 1966 Amer. dial.
► BLAST a very uncomplimentary remark; a sharp scolding; a severe reprimand; a verbal attack → 1874 Amer. dial.
► DOOZY a very uncomplimentary remark → 1965
► LOW-DOWN a critical or uncomplimentary remark, a put-down → 1969 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► BLAST to say uncomplimentary things about somebody; to scold, to slander, to attack verbally → 1957 Amer. sl.
► CLAW to say uncomplimentary things about a person → 1970 Amer. dial.
► PUT THE BAD MOUTH ON to say uncomplimentary things about someone → 1966 Amer. dial.
► RAKE OVER to say uncomplimentary things about somebody; to scold → 1965 Amer. dial.
Lexicophilia 