Wimping
A form of soft blocking in which a performer technically accepts an offer but drains it of significance or consequence. If a partner says "There's a bomb in the building," wimping would be responding "Oh, it's probably just a drill." The offer is acknowledged but its dramatic potential is neutralized.
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