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.

Origin of trade-last

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

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