What do the words "affectionate rebuke" mean?

[aznmist]

What do the words "affectionate rebuke" mean?

Thanks

 

[Azraele]

My guess would be a "gentle reprimand."

 

[ChrichtonsGirl]

Yep. Sort of like saying, "Honey, stop doing that" or "Sweetheart, you really shouldn't have done that."

Scolding someone, but in a nice way.

 

[linuxboy]

indeed. it's really positive reinforcement to a negative act committed by a third party (unless the person was scloding him/her self)

 

[Daniel]

So someone chose to affectionately rebuke your advances?

 

[Russ]

"affectionate rebuke", translated, means Can't we just be friends?

Russ, NCNE

 

[AgentEL]

<< &quot;affectionate rebuke&quot;, translated, means Can't we just be friends?

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or You're like my brother

 

[aznmist]

No i am not being rejected :|

It's a literature study...