Negging
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Negging is a seduction technique whereby a person makes a deliberate backhanded compliment or otherwise insulting remark to another person in order to undermine his or her confidence in a way that gains approval.[1] The term was coined and proscribed by the seduction community.[2] The term has been popularized in social media[3] and mainstream media.[4][5][6] The opposite of negging, whereby one pays a person a positive compliment in order to gain their affection has been referred to as "pozzing".[4]
In popular culture[edit]
Negging has been a topic in both television and cinema, including The Boondocks, Silicon Valley and Kingsman: The Secret Service.
References[edit]
- ^ Woolf, Nicky (25 May 2012). ""Negging": the anatomy of a dating trend". NewStatesman. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Nicholson PhD, Jeremy (31 August 2013). "Can an Insult Make You Fall in Love?". https://www.psychologytoday.com. Psychology Today. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (18 April 2015). "How the bitter men of the MRA movement ruin things for other guys". Raw Story. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b Bradshaw, Peter (21 January 2015). "A brief history of pozzing and negging". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Hale, Mike (20 April 2014). "Back to ‘The Boondocks,’ Minus Its Creator’s Touch". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Henderson, Odie (12 April 2015). "Silicon Valley Season 2 Premiere Recap: Hooli’s Revenge". Vulture. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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