'You are impossible to underestimate': 30+ Backhanded compliments and insults in disguise

These people shared their favorite "insults that don't sound like insults," and it's giving us some great ideas! 

There's no need to be mean when you can just be honest. As the people below wrote, there are plenty of ways to roll your eyes at someone without being overt about it, and they're very funny. From "It's impressive how you manage to stay so confident," to "There is beauty in simplicity, and you are truly beautiful," these are some truly excellent insults in disguise. 

Scroll down to check out people's replies to the prompts. Then, click here to read the tale of a Karen who was so entitled, she tried to steal some food right out of another grocery shopper's food cart. 

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