"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 · edit-2 10 hours 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.

Janx@piefed.social · 7 hours ago

Being called “sweaty” or a “try-hard” in online games. Like, I’m sorry; I love this game so I play it a lot and got pretty good! It’s especially funny when they say that in a game with optional PvP multiplayer like a Souls-like or something…