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<p>If you don&#39;t have anything nice to say, phrase it as a compliment.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f2cl1m/whats_the_most_insulting_compliment_you_have_ever/?sort=top">People are sharing </a>the most insulting backhanded &quot;compliments&quot; they ever received, and it&#39;s like a Hall of Fame of Passive Aggression. You can just see them all coming out of Regina George&#39;s mouth.</p><h2>1. &quot;Wow, you look so cute today! I didn&#39;t even recognize you at first&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/lazyginger/">lazyginger</a></p><h2>2. &quot;My friend was complaining about creeps hitting on her, then she told me &#39;I wish I could be invisible like you.&#39;&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/meri_28/">meri_28</a></p><h2>3. &quot;&#39;You actually look good!&#39; The emphasis on &#39;actually&#39; and the surprise in my friends voice still haunts me.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/pat_patrol/">pat_patrol</a></p><h2>4. &quot;Says someone else is super ugly, then &#39;You&#39;re even prettier than her!&#39;&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/The-Berger/">The-Berger</a></p><h2>5. &quot;&#39;Wow you&#39;re really good! I bet you could even play guitar if you wanted.&#39; Said to me, after a gig. I&#39;m a bassist.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/WastaSpace/">WastaSpace</a></p><h2>6. &quot;You&#39;re so funny! <em>Now</em> I get why she&#39;s dating you&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/nails_for_breakfast/">nails_for_breakfast</a></p><h2>7. &#39;&#39;At least you don&#39;t look like a boy anymore&#39;- when I was growing out my hair more.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/OkDuck1/">OkDuck1</a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8. &quot;&#39;I have a fat girl fetish&#39; made me lose weight though so worked out for the best.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/whatgray/">whatgray</a></p><h2>9. &quot;Wow your face almost makes up for (pauses) the rest&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/alltheselittleones/">alltheselittleones</a></p><h2>10. &quot;I constantly get &#39;wow you&#39;re really good at video games for a girl.&#39; Thanks, I guess.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Despite_Snow/">Despite_Snow</a></p><h2>11. &quot;&#39;I can find something attractive in anyone, like Context, your eyebrows are really nice.&#39;</h2><h2>She genuinely thought that was a nice compliment&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ContextIsForTheWeak/">ContextIsForTheWeak</a></p><h2>12. &quot;You know, it&#39;s really great that society is so much more accepting of your kind these days.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Marionetteberry/">Marionetteberry</a></p><h2>13. &quot;Ya know, you&#39;d be STUNNING if you lost a few pounds! You&#39;re pretty NOW, but if you lost the weight * Italian chef finger kiss *&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Mrs_carroll/">Mrs_carroll</a></p><h2>14. &quot;&#39;I don&rsquo;t know why everyone hates you and thinks you&rsquo;re annoying. You seem okay to me!&#39;</h2><h2>High school sucked&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/dexterr96/">dexterr96</a></p><h2>15. &quot;&#39;You&rsquo;re smarter than I thought&#39; helping my then BEST friend in a math class.&quot;</h2><h2>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/hardycash/">hardycash</a></h2><h2>16. &quot;&#39;Don&#39;t worry, I think of you as white.&#39;</h2><h2>A workmate trying to make me feel better after a racist slur was used against me. He thought it was a compliment...sigh.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MdmMedeux/">MdmMedeux</a></p><h2>17. &quot;Your German is pretty good for a foreigner.</h2><h2>I was born in Germany. I was raised in Germany. I&#39;ve spoken (with them) German for years. Hell, I don&#39;t even look foreign.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/generalIro/">generalIro</a></p><h2>18. &quot;You&rsquo;re still pretty hot for a woman with small t*ts&#39; b*tch what?&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BABYPUNK/">BABYPUNK</a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>19. &quot;&#39;It&rsquo;s good to see your still trying.&#39; From a rando on a dating site.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Brother_Boomstick/">Brother_Boomstick</a></p><h2>20. &quot;&#39;Omg, you&#39;ve lost so much weight! What&#39;s your secret?&#39; - I&#39;d been seriously ill for nearly a year. They knew I was sick. I will never understand this comment.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/peaches13185/">peaches13185</a></p><h2>21. &quot;Your girlfriend is so great!, How the hell did you pull that off?&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ad1877/">ad1877</a></p><h2>22. &quot;&#39;You look better without your glasses.&#39; Hmmmmm....that&#39;s funny, you look better without my glasses too.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/kc-fan/">kc-fan</a></p><h2>23. &quot;&#39;Your hair looks really good, I like a little grey!&#39;...I had no idea I had grey hair.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ryanino/">ryanino</a></p><h2>24. &quot;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...&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/AggieChristie/">AggieChristie</a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

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

If you don&#39;t have anything nice to say, phrase it as a compliment.People are sharing the most insulting backhanded &quot;compliments&quot; they ever received, and it&#39;s like a Hall of Fame of Passive Aggression. You can just see them all coming out of Regina George&#39;s mouth.1. &quot;Wow, you look so cute today! I didn&#39;t even recognize you at first&quot;-lazyginger2. &quot;My friend was complaining about creeps hitting on her, then she told me &#39;I wish I could be invisible like you.&#39;&quot;-meri_283. &quot;&#39;You actually look good!&#39; The emphasis on &#39;actually&#39; and the surprise in my friends voice still haunts me.&quot;-pat_patrol4. &quot;Says someone else is super ugly, then &#39;You&#39;re even prettier than her!&#39;&quot;-The-Berger5. &quot;&#39;Wow you&#39;re really good! I bet you could even play guitar if you wanted.&#39; Said to me, after a gig. I&#39;m a bassist.&quot;-WastaSpace6. &quot;You&#39;re so funny! Now I get why she&#39;s dating you&quot;-nails_for_breakfast7. &#39;&#39;At least you don&#39;t look like a boy anymore&#39;- when I was growing out my hair more.&quot;-OkDuck18. &quot;&#39;I have a fat girl fetish&#39; made me lose weight though so worked out for the best.&quot;-whatgray9. &quot;Wow your face almost makes up for (pauses) the rest&quot;-alltheselittleones10. &quot;I constantly get &#39;wow you&#39;re really good at video games for a girl.&#39; Thanks, I guess.&quot;-Despite_Snow11. &quot;&#39;I can find something attractive in anyone, like Context, your eyebrows are really nice.&#39;She genuinely thought that was a nice compliment&quot;-ContextIsForTheWeak12. &quot;You know, it&#39;s really great that society is so much more accepting of your kind these days.&quot;-Marionetteberry13. &quot;Ya know, you&#39;d be STUNNING if you lost a few pounds! You&#39;re pretty NOW, but if you lost the weight * Italian chef finger kiss *&quot;-Mrs_carroll14. &quot;&#39;I don&rsquo;t know why everyone hates you and thinks you&rsquo;re annoying. You seem okay to me!&#39;High school sucked&quot;-dexterr9615. &quot;&#39;You&rsquo;re smarter than I thought&#39; helping my then BEST friend in a math class.&quot;-hardycash16. &quot;&#39;Don&#39;t worry, I think of you as white.&#39;A workmate trying to make me feel better after a racist slur was used against me. He thought it was a compliment...sigh.&quot;-MdmMedeux17. &quot;Your German is pretty good for a foreigner.I was born in Germany. I was raised in Germany. I&#39;ve spoken (with them) German for years. Hell, I don&#39;t even look foreign.&quot;-generalIro18. &quot;You&rsquo;re still pretty hot for a woman with small t*ts&#39; b*tch what?&quot;-BABYPUNK19. &quot;&#39;It&rsquo;s good to see your still trying.&#39; From a rando on a dating site.&quot;-Brother_Boomstick20. &quot;&#39;Omg, you&#39;ve lost so much weight! What&#39;s your secret?&#39; - I&#39;d been seriously ill for nearly a year. They knew I was sick. I will never understand this comment.&quot;-peaches1318521. &quot;Your girlfriend is so great!, How the hell did you pull that off?&quot;-ad187722. &quot;&#39;You look better without your glasses.&#39; Hmmmmm....that&#39;s funny, you look better without my glasses too.&quot;-kc-fan23. &quot;&#39;Your hair looks really good, I like a little grey!&#39;...I had no idea I had grey hair.&quot;-ryanino24. &quot;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...&quot;-AggieChristie

If you don&#39;t have anything nice to say, phrase it as a compliment.  People are sharing the most insulting backhanded &quot;compliments&quot; they ever received, and it&#39;s like a Hall of Fame of Passive Aggression. You can just see...

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

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