20 Backhanded Compliments That Perfected the Art of Being Passive Aggressive

1.

Using the word "actually" in a "compliment."

"you're actually smart."

"you're actually pretty."

"you're actually not that bad." -deleted

2.

"I wish I was brave enough to wear that." -BrownBearBacon

3.

"Bless your heart." -maclaglen

4.

Pretty much anything a British person says to you, mate. -Nurgus

5.

"You look so good in the pictures." -deleted

6.

“I love that for you." -anonoptomous

7.

"I hope you have the day that you deserve." -CaptainFeather

8.

I don't like it when people tell me "Good for you." They never really mean "Good for you." -Pour_me_one_more

9.

I tell people “You’re a man amongst kings.” Usually takes them a second to realize what I said. -ethan_prime

10.

"I love the way you don't care what anyone thinks about you..." -RoryPaddy

11.

My MIL once said to me “I love how you just play with your kids and don’t worry at all about cleaning your house!” -Happygobecky

12.

"You look so good...for a mom!" I've only had one person say that to me, but conditional compliments like that are never very flattering. -smugmisswoodhouse

13.

"YOU'RE reading!?" -G0Huskies

14.

"You're really pretty for a _____". You can fill in the blank yourself with many different words. -CreepyAssociation173

15.

"How are you still single? you're a really nice guy?" -Redt_Wolf

16.

"You're smarter than you look." -zoqfotpik

17.

"You'd make a great politician." -malfiehenpox

18.

“You’re too pretty to be working here.” Said to me when I was working in a grocery store by a man. -sfmxkitty

19.

Anything not committal, like “that’s really something,” or “I’m speechless.” -dream_monkey

20.

When someone sounds extremely surprised and says that your spouse is really good looking. -Special-Barnacle6030