People Reveal Toxic Backhanded Compliments They've Been Given

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Mayarey
Aug 10, 2021 3:00 PM EDT

It's pretty incredible how we all have the power to be extremely b*tchy. Not everyone knows how to be funny, generous, or clever, but we can definitely all be a$$holes whenever we want. The most skillful a$$holes are the ones who know how to insult you without you even knowing. How do they accomplish this? Through the art of backhanded compliments. We must be familiar with them by now, we've all definitely given them, taken them, misunderstood them, and let them take over our minds. All you can do is try to limit the number of backhanded complimenters you keep in your circle.

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    Font - Posted by u/TheLoreWriter 16 hours ago ,6 5 S 3 E 6 What's are some sentences that sound like compliments at first, but turn out to be insults once you think it over? nsfw
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    Font - cozzie49 · 10h He/she means well... That's code for "they aren't trying to be an asshole, but they are" 273 Q Reply Share
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    Font - Advaith25 · 9h "You should wear a suit. Everyone looks good in a suit. Even you" • My cousin to me 4 3.2k Reply Share
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    Organism - h fedwood · 12h a "I love how you don't care about your appearance" 9.7k Reply Share
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    Font - h _be_better · 8h 3 Look at you smiling so brightly! Its so nice to see someone like you be outside of the house. Seeing you makes me feel so much better about myself! if someone like you can be happy at all then I have no excuse to be sad.
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    Product - Other-Apricot-5677 · 11h Not a compliment,but "With all due respect"can be an insult because there can be 0 due. 3.0k Reply Share
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    Font - h charlie_wonka · 9h "You're just like (insert celebrity that you don't know)!" and then coming home to Google it only to find out it was an insult. 4 155 J Reply Share
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    Font - RedMageScarfer · 13h A couple of years ago i saw a girl from highschool, she was never fat or anything, but she during this years she got fit, and looked good. It was meant to be an honest compliment, but instead of saying "wow you look great" i said "you look thinner" she did an awkward smile.
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    Font - Outlandishnessok3310 · 11h A friend of mine used to say 'you are a pauper amongst princes' with such confidence it would often not compute with the person he just said it to
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    Font - shittinginthestreets · 12h I have a couple of friends who's babies are really really ugly and my go to is "oh that's such a cute outfit!" 1.4k 3 Q Reply Share
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    Gesture - h MayBeANarc · 16h "You're lucky you're so pretty..." 2.7k 3 Q Reply Share
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    Font - Hopeful-Violinist714 · 12h · edited 3h 3 This one got told to me by my bitch of an ex boss: "you're an inspiration! You show people that if you can do it , anyone can!"
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    Font - h DH2007able· 10h You know, I don't care what everyone says about you. You're pretty smart. 707 Reply Share
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    Font - NuttyNatterer · 16h e "You're right at the top of the bell curve!" 2.0k Reply Share
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    Font - h safT1st · 15h 3 2 I didn't like you when I first met you... 1.1k Reply Share
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    Font - OneAndOnlyJackSchitt · 13h "You're alright, man. Don't worry about what everybody else says." 736 Reply Share
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    Font - h kilikilingmakati · 10h You're a black beauty (been hearing this as a kid and I have olive skin tone) Basically in the Philippines they say this to you when you are pretty despite having "dark" skin
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    Font - llcucf80 · 16h You obviously spent a lot of time on this 2.4k Reply Share
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    Font - Environmental-Cold24 · 10h Been offered a chewing gum which I accepted by saying thank you. The other person responded with: no, thank YOU. 531 Reply Share
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