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Oddly Specific Compliments People Have Gotten That Stuck With Them

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Reddit user ivylolaxx asked: 'What is a weirdly specific compliment you’ve received that stuck with you?'

It is scientifically proven that there is little that makes people feel better than giving and receiving compliments.

Be they ever so simple as a "nice sweater" or a bit more significant, such as how much someone appreciates the help and comfort another provided.


Of course, not all compliments go how we might want them to.

Sometimes, compliments get misconstrued, and instead of putting our minds at ease, they cause our minds to race and ask questions.

Other times, we tend to wonder if we were complimented at all.

Owing to how specific bizarre compliments are.

Redditor ivylolaxx was eager to hear the most specific compliments people were ever given, which still linger in their minds to this day, leading them to ask:

"What is a weirdly specific compliment you’ve received that stuck with you?"

The Favorite? Or The Odd One Out?

"'You're the sort of person I want my youngest daughter to grow up to be'."

"From a woman with three daughters."

"I have absolutely no idea what she had planned for the other two."- MerylSquirrel

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Everyone Has A Type...

"'You could be the handsome lead in a movie about Neanderthals'!?!"- CriticalKnick

Specific, Indeed...

“'You have a light and innocence in your eyes I’ve only ever seen in children with down syndrome'."

"An ex of mine, they were completely serious too."- louisthebluest

The Sound Of Comfort

"I've had 3 different people tell me I have a nice drive-thru voice."- N-y-s-s-a

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They Would Know...

"My friend is a manicurist, and I constantly give my fingers to her for her experiments, she says that 'my nail plates are in exemplary shape', whatever that means...."- TrueUnderstanding203

If You Ever Wanted To Be Compared To A Cow...

"You have huge eyes like a cow, in a beautiful way."- vtalav

Coming In Clear

"A German once told me I’m the most 'understandable' Scottish person he had ever met."- Lorne_M

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Own It!

"I tutor kids and one of them asked me 'Are you the smartest person in the world?'"

"When I said no, he asked me to Google the smartest person in the world to make sure it wasn't me."

"Children are so adorable."- Lemonwizard

Both Useful And Flattering?

"I was once told I had a 'face of a model, hands of a miner' while I was making someone a cocktail in work."

"Friends found it hilarious and regularly call me this many years later."- Maybe_me-

Take The Good With The Bad

"In elementary school my teacher sat me near all of the 'difficult' kids because I had a 'calming personality'."- JuanTheShort

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Versatile!

"I had a guy on tinder notice I had different hairstyles in each pic (pigtails, French braid, high bun, down and loose, etc.) and told me I flattered each style."

"Probably my favorite compliment ever."- notsobrooklynnn

Work Those Scrubs!

“'Boy, you have a juicy booty'.”

"It’ll forever resonate with me."

"I’m a male nurse and received that from a patient’s aunt in the middle of the night."

"Lol."

"Second best was as I was walking out of the grocery store, I had a bag in each hand and heard 'Damn, triceps!'"

"Then the guy just straight face looked at me as he rolled on by."- Ok-Interview-6944

Ok, We Get It!

"Once a guy said my eyes looked like marbles but he really emphasized it over and over."

"'Your eyes are blue...like super blue...like marbles...you even seen a marble before...they're like marbles'."- CherryBomb214

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A Royal Compliment!

"That they think of me any time they see a corgi because of the warm brown eyes and fantastic jiggly butt."- sharpcj

Just What Everyone Wants On Full Display...

"My obgyn asked if a medical student could come assist with my exam because I have a textbook perfect cervix for them to experience in real life."- finella7

We should all be proud of the things that make us unique and stand out from everyone else.

However, when people point that out for the world to see and hear, it can be difficult to say thank you.

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