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When one makes a statement to another that is part compliment, part insult.
Popularized by the NBC show Community.
Nurse: He'd like to see Annie next...
Jeff: You know what? No. He'll see Jeff next.
*Gets up to Leave*
Nurse: Wait, you're not suppo-
Jeff: Or what? You'll do twice the work of a doctor for half the pay?
*Leaves Defiantly*
Nurse: ... Thank you?
Britta: Call it a Complisult. Part compliment, part insult-He invented them. I coined the term. See what I did there? That was an Explanabrag.
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An insult and compliment handed over simultaneously.
A dubious friend paid me a complisult. After viewing several of my paintings they said..."Now THAT ONE I like!!"
A compliment that is really an insult, or an insult that is really a compliment
"He called me a wannabe geek. Now I'm not sure if he was being nice or mean. I suppose he meant it as a complisult"
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When you are complimented and insulted in the same sentence.
Example of a complisult: "You are not the smartest person I know, but you are not the dumbest either."
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A compliment with an implied insult.
That dress doesn't make you look THAT fat". "Wow, thanks for the complisult!"
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Simply enough, it's complimenting someone, while at the same time, insulting them.
Frankie, your not gay. But your damn good at pretending. That's a Complisult.
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An insult that seems like a compliment until you think about it.
Example: Person 1: Did you cut your hair? It looks nice, although there's a lot of gray in it.
Person 2: Um, thanks.
People who like to use complisults are usually people who have no clue, are narcissists, have no social skills or tact, or they just feel threatened and insecure, i.e., lizard- titted middle- aged menopausal women who are attention grabbing twits.
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