Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 17 days ago"You look like you're on steroids" said as an insult to a natural person is usually taken as a complement. What are some other examples of an intended insult that's typically taken as a complement.message-squaremessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down15
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-square"You look like you're on steroids" said as an insult to a natural person is usually taken as a complement. What are some other examples of an intended insult that's typically taken as a complement.Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days ago“Well bless your heart.” Granted, if you use that phrase regularly / come from a dialect where that’s common, you’ll probably understand that that’s an insult, but if you don’t, you very well may think its a genuine compliment.
“Well bless your heart.”
Granted, if you use that phrase regularly / come from a dialect where that’s common, you’ll probably understand that that’s an insult, but if you don’t, you very well may think its a genuine compliment.
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