Trade-Last
[TRAYD-last]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: American English, 19th century
1.
A compliment from a third person that is relayed to the person complimented in exchange for a similarly relayed compliment.
Examples of Trade-Last in a sentence
"Tom told me Sarah loved my haircut, so, as a trade-last, I told him Carnie said he was handsome."
"I don’t need a trade-last; I’m just telling you Jan said you were brilliant."
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