If you don't have anything nice to say, phrase it as a compliment.

People are sharing the most insulting backhanded "compliments" they ever received, and it's like a Hall of Fame of Passive Aggression. You can just see them all coming out of Regina George's mouth.

1. "Wow, you look so cute today! I didn't even recognize you at first"

-lazyginger

2. "My friend was complaining about creeps hitting on her, then she told me 'I wish I could be invisible like you.'"

-meri_28

3. "'You actually look good!' The emphasis on 'actually' and the surprise in my friends voice still haunts me."

-pat_patrol

4. "Says someone else is super ugly, then 'You're even prettier than her!'"

-The-Berger

5. "'Wow you're really good! I bet you could even play guitar if you wanted.' Said to me, after a gig. I'm a bassist."

-WastaSpace

6. "You're so funny! Now I get why she's dating you"

-nails_for_breakfast

7. ''At least you don't look like a boy anymore'- when I was growing out my hair more."

-OkDuck1

8. "'I have a fat girl fetish' made me lose weight though so worked out for the best."

-whatgray

9. "Wow your face almost makes up for (pauses) the rest"

-alltheselittleones

10. "I constantly get 'wow you're really good at video games for a girl.' Thanks, I guess."

-Despite_Snow

11. "'I can find something attractive in anyone, like Context, your eyebrows are really nice.'

She genuinely thought that was a nice compliment"

-ContextIsForTheWeak

12. "You know, it's really great that society is so much more accepting of your kind these days."

-Marionetteberry

13. "Ya know, you'd be STUNNING if you lost a few pounds! You're pretty NOW, but if you lost the weight * Italian chef finger kiss *"

-Mrs_carroll

14. "'I don’t know why everyone hates you and thinks you’re annoying. You seem okay to me!'

High school sucked"

-dexterr96

15. "'You’re smarter than I thought' helping my then BEST friend in a math class."

-hardycash

16. "'Don't worry, I think of you as white.'

A workmate trying to make me feel better after a racist slur was used against me. He thought it was a compliment...sigh."

-MdmMedeux

17. "Your German is pretty good for a foreigner.

I was born in Germany. I was raised in Germany. I've spoken (with them) German for years. Hell, I don't even look foreign."

-generalIro

18. "You’re still pretty hot for a woman with small tts' btch what?"

-BABYPUNK

19. "'It’s good to see your still trying.' From a rando on a dating site."

-Brother_Boomstick

20. "'Omg, you've lost so much weight! What's your secret?' - I'd been seriously ill for nearly a year. They knew I was sick. I will never understand this comment."

-peaches13185

21. "Your girlfriend is so great!, How the hell did you pull that off?"

-ad1877

22. "'You look better without your glasses.' Hmmmmm....that's funny, you look better without my glasses too."

-kc-fan

23. "'Your hair looks really good, I like a little grey!'...I had no idea I had grey hair."

-ryanino

24. "When I was 16 I was told by an old lady taking my measurements for my prom dress that I must be German because I had such wide birthing hips. I mean I am German, so..."

-AggieChristie

24 people share the meanest backhanded compliments they've ever received.