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* '''Untwisted''': Alice tells Bob a direct insult, only to reveal she was quoting someone else. Bob does not realize that Alice agrees entirely with whoever she was quoting.
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* '''Straight''': Alice tells her boss Bob his skills can not be measured, meaning they are to small to be measured.
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* '''Straight''': Alice tells her boss Bob his skills can not be measured, meaning they are to too small to be measured.
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** Alice gives a long speech praising Bob, while [[QuietCryForHelp repeatedly implying that Bob is forcing her to praise him]]. It turns out Bob did not such thing, but the point remains that anyone speaking badly of him would most likely best forced into doing so.
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** Alice gives a long speech praising Bob, while [[QuietCryForHelp repeatedly implying that Bob is forcing her to praise him]]. It turns out Bob did not such thing, but the point remains that anyone speaking badly well of him would most likely best forced into doing so.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech (lucky to have you work for us, nothing we can teach you, cannot recommend you too highly... etc.) without Bob realizing that she is saying anything mean.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech (lucky to have you work for us, nothing we can teach you, cannot recommend you too highly... etc.) without Bob realizing that she is saying anythingmean.mean.
** Alice gives a long speech praising Bob, while [[QuietCryForHelp repeatedly implying that Bob is forcing her to praise him]]. It turns out Bob did not such thing, but the point remains that anyone speaking badly of him would most likely best forced into doing so.
** Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech (lucky to have you work for us, nothing we can teach you, cannot recommend you too highly... etc.) without Bob realizing that she is saying anything
** Alice gives a long speech praising Bob, while [[QuietCryForHelp repeatedly implying that Bob is forcing her to praise him]]. It turns out Bob did not such thing, but the point remains that anyone speaking badly of him would most likely best forced into doing so.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Turns out Alice subconsciously dislikes Bob so much that anything nice she says
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* '''Double Subverted''': Turns out Alice subconsciously dislikes Bob so much that anything nice she sayssays comes off as insulting.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech (lucky to have you work for us, nothing we can teach you, cannot reccomend you to highly...etc) without Bob realizing that she is saying anything mean.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech (lucky to have you work for us, nothing we can teach you, cannot reccomend recommend you to highly...etc) too highly... etc.) without Bob realizing that she is saying anything mean.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech without Bob realizing that she is saying anything mean.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice gives a gesture which is obscene in her culture but doesn’t mean anything to Bob or his culture.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice gives a gesture which is obscene in her culture but doesn’t mean anything to Bob or his culture.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech (lucky to have you work for us, nothing we can teach you, cannot reccomend you to highly...etc) without Bob realizing that she is saying anything mean.
* '''Downplayed''': Alicegives a gesture which is obscene in her culture but doesn’t mean anything to calls Bob or his culture. a great delegator. While she thinks he is good at assigning tasks to the right person, she also thinks that's all he is good for.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice
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* '''Straight''': Alice subtly insults her boss Bob knowing that he won't get it.
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* '''Straight''': Alice subtly insults tells her boss Bob knowing that he won't get it.his skills can not be measured, meaning they are to small to be measured.
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* '''Subverted''':
** Alice flat-out calls him an asshole.
** Bob is TooDumbToFool and instantly catches up to Alice's denigrating implications.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't any repercussions.
** Alice instantly adjusts her speech to terms Bob likes because they are simple and kiss-ass, but the way she gets so redundant with them are pretty much a large "YOU ARE AN IDIOT".
** Alice flat-out calls him an asshole.
** Bob is TooDumbToFool and instantly catches up to Alice's denigrating implications.
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** But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't any repercussions.
** Alice instantly adjusts her speech to terms Bob likes because they are simple and kiss-ass, but the way she gets so redundant with them are pretty much a large "YOU ARE AN IDIOT".
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* '''Subverted''':
**'''Subverted''': Claire assumes Alice flat-out calls him an asshole.
**remark to Bob is TooDumbToFool and instantly catches up to Alice's denigrating implications.
was ironic, but Alice actually meant it.
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** But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't any repercussions.
**Subverted''': Turns out Alice instantly adjusts her speech to terms subconsciously dislikes Bob likes because they are simple and kiss-ass, but the way she gets so redundant with them are pretty much a large "YOU ARE AN IDIOT".that anything nice she says
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* '''Double
** But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't any repercussions.
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* '''Exploited''': Alice's bravery and wit make her instantly popular with her coworkers.
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* '''Exploited''': Claire informs Bob of Alice's bravery insults hoping to get Alice fired and wit make her instantly popular curry favor with her coworkers.him.
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** Alice ''thinks'' she is being clever in concelaing her insults, but really, calling a sixty-year-old man a "dinosaur" can't be anything ''but'' an insult.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice gives an obscene gesture which to Bob doesn't mean anything.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice gives an obscene a gesture which is obscene in her culture but doesn’t mean anything to Bob doesn't mean anything.or his culture.
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** Alice ''thinks'' she is being clever in concelaing her insults, but really, calling a sixty-year-old man a "dinosaur" can't be anything ''but'' an insult.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': ''Alice'' is a series that takes place in a WorldOfSnark. This kind of insulting is Alice's "niche", so to speak.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's boss eventually catches on to the fact Alice was not complimenting him at all, and is twice as hurt because of it: being insulted to begin with, and Alice being a false friend.
* '''Played For Horror''':
** Alice's stealth insults are stealth ''death threats''.
** Alice's boss feels hurt when he finally catches on to what Alice truly meant... [[OffingTheAnnoyance and kills her]].
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Alice's insult is either poorly constructed, too blunt, or Alice's boss is heavily SarcasmBlind. Either way, it is not really a "stealth insult" at all.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's boss eventually catches on to the fact Alice was not complimenting him at all, and is twice as hurt because of it: being insulted to begin with, and Alice being a false friend.
* '''Played For Horror''':
** Alice's stealth insults are stealth ''death threats''.
** Alice's boss feels hurt when he finally catches on to what Alice truly meant... [[OffingTheAnnoyance and kills her]].
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Alice's insult is either poorly constructed, too blunt, or Alice's boss is heavily SarcasmBlind. Either way, it is not really a "stealth insult" at all.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice flat-out calls him an asshole.
* '''Double Subverted''': But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't any repercussions.
* '''Double Subverted''': But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't any repercussions.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Alice flat-out calls him an asshole.
** Bob is TooDumbToFool and instantly catches up to Alice's denigrating implications.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': Subverted''':
** But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't anyrepercussions.repercussions.
** Alice instantly adjusts her speech to terms Bob likes because they are simple and kiss-ass, but the way she gets so redundant with them are pretty much a large "YOU ARE AN IDIOT".
** Alice flat-out calls him an asshole.
** Bob is TooDumbToFool and instantly catches up to Alice's denigrating implications.
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** But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't any
** Alice instantly adjusts her speech to terms Bob likes because they are simple and kiss-ass, but the way she gets so redundant with them are pretty much a large "YOU ARE AN IDIOT".
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** "Just so we are perfectly clear, if the answer is more verbose than what is actually needed for the question I'm going to ask you, I'm going to assume there is an insult in there somewhere, and I am definitely not going to just sit there and take it."
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** Before asking Alice what she thinks of him, Bob [[ImpliedDeathThreat pulls out a gun]] and adds to his orders "...and in LaymansTerms, please".
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** Before While asking Alice what she thinks of him, Bob [[ImpliedDeathThreat pulls out a gun]] and adds to his orders "...and in LaymansTerms, please".
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* '''Defied''': Alice believes this is needless beating-around-the-bush and tells her boss [[BrutalHonesty point blank what she thinks of him.]]
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Alice believes this is needless beating-around-the-bush and tells her boss [[BrutalHonesty point blank what she thinks of him.]]]]
** Before asking Alice what she thinks of him, Bob [[ImpliedDeathThreat pulls out a gun]] and adds to his orders "...and in LaymansTerms, please".
** Alice believes this is needless beating-around-the-bush and tells her boss [[BrutalHonesty point blank what she thinks of him.
** Before asking Alice what she thinks of him, Bob [[ImpliedDeathThreat pulls out a gun]] and adds to his orders "...and in LaymansTerms, please".
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'''Beatrice''': "Uh, I'm pretty sure that was a stealth insult, Bob."
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* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Discussed''': ???
"Ever notice that Alice always insults Bob in a way that he won't catch on?"
*'''Conversed''': ???'''Conversed''':
--> '''Bob''': "Gee, do you think Alice really meant it when she said I was as smart as I was handsome?"\\
'''Beatrice''': "Uh, I'm pretty sure that was a stealth insult, Bob."
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--> '''Bob''': "Gee, do you think Alice really meant it when she said I was as smart as I was handsome?"\\
'''Beatrice''': "Uh, I'm pretty sure that was a stealth insult, Bob."
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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': ???
Alice pulls a CensorshipBySpelling to do this, and it works.
* '''Zig Zagged''':???Alice subtly calls her boss an asshole, among other things. He picks up on the "asshole" part, but none of the rest.
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* '''Invoked''': ???Alice is teaching her coworkers how to do this to use the CatharsisFactor to lower stress.
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* '''Defied''': ???Alice believes this is needless beating-around-the-bush and tells her boss [[BrutalHonesty point blank what she thinks of him.]]
* '''Implied''': Alice throws a phrase with a DoubleMeaning her boss's way, but both interpretations are valid and relevant, so it's ambiguous as to whether she really insulted him or not.
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* '''Inverted''': CallingMeALogarithm
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* '''Inverted''': CallingMeALogarithm'''Inverted''':
**CallingMeALogarithm
**Alice compliments her boss Bob, but to avoid getting into the trouble with coworkers, she does it in the way, that nobody realizes it.
**CallingMeALogarithm
**Alice compliments her boss Bob, but to avoid getting into the trouble with coworkers, she does it in the way, that nobody realizes it.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice gives an obscene gesture which to Bob doesn't mean anything.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???
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* '''Subverted''': ???
Alice flat-out calls him an asshole.
* '''Double Subverted''':???But he doesn't clearly hear or understand her, meaning there still aren't any repercussions.
* '''Double Subverted''':
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'''Basic trope''': A character insults another in a way that is intended to go over their head.
* '''Strait''': Alice subtly insults her boss Bob knowing that he won't get it.
* '''Strait''': Alice subtly insults her boss Bob knowing that he won't get it.
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'''Basic trope''': Trope''': A character insults another in a way that is intended to go over their head.
*'''Strait''': '''Straight''': Alice subtly insults her boss Bob knowing that he won't get it.
*
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* '''Inverted''': CallingMeALogarithm.
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* '''Inverted''': CallingMeALogarithm.CallingMeALogarithm
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* '''Averted''': Alice keeps her opinions to herself.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Alice keeps her opinions to herself.
** Alice keeps her opinions to herself.
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* '''Reconstructed''': He realizes from the attempt that he is a terrible boss, and takes genuine steps to improve.
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* '''Reconstructed''': He realizes from the attempt that he is a terrible boss, and takes genuine steps to improve.improve.
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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* '''Strait''': Alice says something rude to Bob knowing that he won't get it.
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* '''Strait''': Alice says something rude to subtly insults her boss Bob knowing that he won't get it.
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* '''Justified''': Bob is Alice's PointyHairedBoss, and she can't tell him what she really thinks without getting in trouble.
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* '''Justified''': Bob is Alice's PointyHairedBoss, a PointyHairedBoss with a HairTriggerTemper, and she can't tell him what she really thinks without getting in trouble.
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* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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* '''Reconstructed''': ???He realizes from the attempt that he is a terrible boss, and takes genuine steps to improve.
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???Despite being stupid, Bob still notices the insult.
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* '''Strait''':
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* '''Strait''':'''Strait''': Alice says something rude to Bob knowing that he won't get it.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech without Bob realizing that she is saying anything mean.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob is Alice's PointyHairedBoss, and she can't tell him what she really thinks without getting in trouble.
* '''Inverted''': CallingMeALogarithm.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice keeps her opinions to herself.
** Alice says exactly what she thinks of Bob in [[BrutalHonesty no uncertain terms]].
* '''Enforced''': "We need to show that Alice is way smarter than Bob, and has no respect for him."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Did you seriously miss that?" "Miss what?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Alice's bravery and wit make her instantly popular with her coworkers.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice manages to give an entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech without Bob realizing that she is saying anything mean.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob is Alice's PointyHairedBoss, and she can't tell him what she really thinks without getting in trouble.
* '''Inverted''': CallingMeALogarithm.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice keeps her opinions to herself.
** Alice says exactly what she thinks of Bob in [[BrutalHonesty no uncertain terms]].
* '''Enforced''': "We need to show that Alice is way smarter than Bob, and has no respect for him."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Did you seriously miss that?" "Miss what?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Alice's bravery and wit make her instantly popular with her coworkers.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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'''Basic trope''': A character insults another in a way that is intended to go over their head.
*'''Strait''':
*'''Strait''':
