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Someone who compliments you but clearly doesn't mean it.
"Hey, Mark. That was a great performance. Very loud."
"Hey, Stephanie. do you know Mark? He is such a compliment asshole."
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A compliment overheard as you are walking past someone but you have no chance to respond thereby left with a missed connection.
She just commented on my new ink. I couldn't respond to her drive-by compliment in that crowd.
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A compliment that is actually more of an insult, made by a generally well meaning person, referring to the stereotype of Northen Germans being aloof and unintentionally rude.
Examples of a German compliment could be defined as:
"You smell a lot nicer than usual"
"You looked better with the other haircut. "
"I've seen uglier girls than you."
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When you compliment someone, but it first sounds like an insult, (and probably is). Called a ninja compliment because the compliment is in there, but it's as hard to find as a ninja.
Janet: "You look great now you're not so fat. Before you looked really bad"
Jane: "So, she said I looked really bad before, but I'm better now I'm not so fat."
Jill: "Wow, so a ninja compliment then...."
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A term used to discredit a compliment.
Why did you de-compliment my compliment by saying my cooking was good, but not as good as your moms.
A compliment said reluctantly through gritted teeth. Used by people when they wish to appear as if they genuinely care but secretly have zero interest in the subject. A favoured technique of narcissists to improve their image or hide their short comings at the expense of others.
French compliments can be distinguished from a standard back handed compliment by the use of a false sense of suprise (see example below)
A French compliment often ends in the person giving the compliment obtaining something they did not earn or merit.
The work looks great, I am actually fairly impressed given they have only been in for a couple of months- french compliment
A compliment said reluctantly through gritted teeth. Used by people when they wish to appear as if they genuinely care but secretly have zero interest in the subject. A favoured technique of narcissists to improve their image or hide their short comings at the expense of others.
French compliments can be distinguished from a standard back handed compliment by the use of a false sense of suprise (see example below)
A French compliment often ends in the person giving the compliment obtaining something they did not earn or merit.
The work looks great, I am actually fairly impressed given they have only been in for a couple of months- french compliment