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Who doesn't enjoy a compliment every now and then?
But have you ever thought you were complimented only to realize you've just been insulted?
For some people those backhanded compliments are unintentional, for some they're very much deliberate and for some people it's actually their love language.
Whatever the purpose, some of these veiled insults are downright clever.
Redditor Ad3quat3 asked:
"What’s an insult that sounds like a compliment?"

            
                Ah, family...
            
            
        "My uncle once said to me 'Nice tattoo, did you do it yourself?'."
"It's on my back."
- mikkelfromthegalaxy
Giphy

            
                What do I usually look like?
            
            
        "You clean up well." 
"Wasn't sure if compliment or insult or even how to respond."
- Reddit

            
                Pandemic or party?
            
            
        "You really look great with this mask!"
- WEILANDOPOLUS

Giphy

            
                Lord, it's hard to be humble.
            
            
        "You are very modest and have much to be modest about."
- Gitaarfreak

            
                Dietary diss.
            
            
        "You look well... Fed."
- Reddit 

Giphy

            
                Who else?
            
            
        "Did you REALLY do that?"
- justthatrandomartist

            
                Stay home next time.
            
            
        "Thanks for coming!"
"You know, you really didn’t have to.”
- Little_LexiYT1
Giphy

            
                How highly?
            
            
        "No one could possibly think more highly of you than I do."
- sandyposs

            
                Who cares?
            
            
        "I love how you just don't care how you look."
"I could never do that I'd feel too awkward."
- meme_squeeze
Giphy

            
                Depends on the person, right?
            
            
        "I hope your day is as good as you look!"
- tantoB
"I hope you get what you deserve."
- majesthiccbb
"May your day be as sweet as you are."
- twitterpated202
While some may consider it passive-aggressive, others just find these insults funny and clever.
So what's your favorite complimentary insult?
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Who doesn't enjoy a compliment every now and then?

But have you ever thought you were complimented only to realize you've just been insulted?

For some people those backhanded compliments are unintentional, for some they're very much deliberate and for some people it's actually their love language.

Whatever the purpose, some of these veiled insults are downright clever.

Redditor Ad3quat3 asked:

"What’s an insult that sounds like a compliment?"

Ah, family...

"My uncle once said to me 'Nice tattoo, did you do it yourself?'."

"It's on my back."

- mikkelfromthegalaxy

Giphy

What do I usually look like?

"You clean up well."

"Wasn't sure if compliment or insult or even how to respond."

- Reddit

Pandemic or party?

"You really look great with this mask!"

- WEILANDOPOLUS

Giphy

Lord, it's hard to be humble.

"You are very modest and have much to be modest about."

- Gitaarfreak

Dietary diss.

"You look well... Fed."

- Reddit

Giphy

Who else?

"Did you REALLY do that?"

- justthatrandomartist

Stay home next time.

"Thanks for coming!"

"You know, you really didn’t have to.”

- Little_LexiYT1

Giphy

How highly?

"No one could possibly think more highly of you than I do."

- sandyposs

Who cares?

"I love how you just don't care how you look."

"I could never do that I'd feel too awkward."

- meme_squeeze

Giphy

Depends on the person, right?

"I hope your day is as good as you look!"

- tantoB

"I hope you get what you deserve."

- majesthiccbb

"May your day be as sweet as you are."

- twitterpated202

While some may consider it passive-aggressive, others just find these insults funny and clever.

So what's your favorite complimentary insult?

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