What exactly is a backhanded compliment...?!


Question: What exactly is a backhanded compliment!.!.!.!?
!.!.!.credit for this Q goes to Brandon, cos I didn't get it first time around!!Www@Enter-QA@Com


Answers:
I think it kind of compliment that wasnt originally meant that way hun!!Www@Enter-QA@Com

If I were to say "answering this question didn't take to long" it would explicitly state a positive, but at the same time imply that the question was simplstic and didn't really take or require much thought!. (It wan't, I'm just using it as the nearest example)Www@Enter-QA@Com

It's a compliment that could also easily be mistaken for an insult!.!.!. or an insult that some take as a compliment!.!.!.

for example!.!.!.!.

"They're not bad considering how massive they are!"

!.!.!. from my boyfriend, when i commented that I thought my big boobs were a bit on the saggy side!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

ooh i got one the other day my friend was like "i love the way your kitchen is so old" its like a way of giving a insult but acting as if theyre giving you a compliment!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

you used to look so pretty

so its like a compliment when you look at it one way and when you think more on it its kinda insulting!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

It's an insult disguised as a compliment!Www@Enter-QA@Com

Half hearted complimentWww@Enter-QA@Com

When someone compliments you with a criticism!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

It's something nice a tennis player says to you as he/she returns the ball over the net!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

someone who smacks you in the face, then says you look nice today!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

"You look great for an older lady!."

(I got that one a few days ago!.)
*sigh*Www@Enter-QA@Com

You aren't as dumb as you look!Www@Enter-QA@Com

You don't look as fat in that dress!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

You don't sweat much!.!.!.!.!.for a fat lass!.!.!.!.!.hahahahaWww@Enter-QA@Com



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