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Against a foe that will tear you apart if you get too blatant with your insults, all you can do is be [[StealthInsult stealthy]].
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Alice and Mary are OverlyPolitePals but their conversation is so full of stealth insults that it's hard to tell if they are actually this or overly-polite VitriolicBestBuds. For further parody points, at least half of the time the "insults" [[CallingMeALogarithm aren't, they are just too wordy for the other girl to understand]].
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** Alice and Mary would really like to tear each other apart, but they are in the middle of a nice ballroom with lots of neutrals and a ThreateningMediator, so they have too much to lose if they are the first to raise the fist. Hence, the insult-slinging.
** Alice and Mary fling polite-sounding insults at each other, until Alice manages to "win" by slipping in one about [[BerserkButton Mary's mother dying]]. Mary breaks in tears and runs off and everybody else, once they finally decode what Alice said, make clear that [[BeyondRedemption she has permanently crossed a line in their eyes]].
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** Alice and Mary utilize this kind of language as part of their FauxAffablyEvil behavior.
** Alice and Mary fling polite-sounding insults at each other, until Alice manages to "win" by slipping in one about Mary's mother dying. [[BrownNote Mary's mind instantly shatters]].
** Alice and Mary try this kind of conversation with [[{{Yandere}} Cecilia]]. Cecilia's response is to [[DisproportionateRetribution stab them to death with the first sharp object she can get her hands on]].
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** Alice and Mary would really like to tear each other apart, but they are in the middle of a nice ballroom with lots of neutrals and a ThreateningMediator, so they have too much to lose if they are the first to raise the fist. Hence, the insult-slinging.
** Alice and Mary fling polite-sounding insults at each other, until Alice manages to "win" by slipping in one about [[BerserkButton Mary's mother dying]]. Mary breaks in tears and runs off and everybody else, once they finally decode what Alice said, make clear that [[BeyondRedemption she has permanently crossed a line in their eyes]].
* '''Played for Horror''':
** Alice and Mary utilize this kind of language as part of their FauxAffablyEvil behavior.
** Alice and Mary fling polite-sounding insults at each other, until Alice manages to "win" by slipping in one about Mary's mother dying. [[BrownNote Mary's mind instantly shatters]].
** Alice and Mary try this kind of conversation with [[{{Yandere}} Cecilia]]. Cecilia's response is to [[DisproportionateRetribution stab them to death with the first sharp object she can get her hands on]].
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* '''Justified''': Mary actually wants to make peace, and she's mastered this type of insulting because the other kingdom actually sees this trope as a sign of good education and breeding.
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* '''Justified''': Mary actually wants to make peace, and she's mastered this type of insulting insult because the other kingdom actually sees this trope as a sign of good education and breeding.
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'''Basic Trope''': For any reason, characters engage in arguments that are meant to look polite and civil on the surface.
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'''Basic Trope''': For any reason, characters Characters engage in arguments that are meant to look polite and civil on the surface.
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** "Before we begin this conversation, I want to make clear that if you insult me at any point, in any way, shape or form, and I can assure you that I ''will'' figure out you are insulting me although I cannot guarantee I will be quick to do so, I [[JawBreaker will rip your fucking jaw off]]. [[NotHyperbole I have plenty of practice performing this operation, and I can declare from personal experience that it appears to be an incredibly painful way to die.]] Now... shall we start?"
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Jesus, [[AlphaBitch Alice]] sure is an expert at making 'Merry Christmas' sound like 'go find a ditch to crawl in and die, bitch', doesn't she?"
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* '''Defied''': The ambassador says he's tired of this facade of politeness.
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** The ambassador says he's tired of this facade ofpoliteness.politeness.
** The first word to come out of the mouth of one of the "fighters" is "[[PrecisionFStrike motherfucker]]" and both sides make a point to refuse to tone down their language afterwards.
** The ambassador says he's tired of this facade of
** The first word to come out of the mouth of one of the "fighters" is "[[PrecisionFStrike motherfucker]]" and both sides make a point to refuse to tone down their language afterwards.
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One of the characters says "hello" to the other and this other reacts like he had been told the greatest insult in the local language.
* '''Deconstructed''':???After a very long time of people using every kind of sarcastic shift in tone and pointing out of every possibel detail as a lead-in to an insult, people [[HairTriggerTemper develop quite the thin skin]]. As a result, stories exist of people having been slaughtered for the simple fact that [[DisproportionateRetribution they didn't knew how they sounded.]]
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'''Basic Trope''': For any reason, characters engage in arguments that are meant to look polite and civil on the surface.
* '''Straight''': Princess Mary is having diplomatic discussions with a rival kingdom, and both sides are doing this begrudgingly, so the talks start with veiled insults.
* '''Exaggerated''': Almost every sentence is a flowery statement where the words could be a compliment, but are so backhanded it's clear what is meant.
* '''Downplayed''': The two sides say a couple blunt, rude statements, but shrug and move on with the talks.
* '''Justified''': Mary actually wants to make peace, and she's mastered this type of insulting because the other kingdom actually sees this trope as a sign of good education and breeding.
* '''Inverted''': Shouting and cussing at each other is considered more diplomatic than being polite.
* '''Subverted''': Mary starts off with a veiled insult, but then spits in the ambassador's face.
* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out she had a cold and didn't know it. The ambassador civilly implies she's an idiot for not looking after her health.
* '''Parodied''': All the insults are said in pig latin.
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* '''Averted''': The talks go with few insults, and those are just said openly, with the other side given a fair chance to respond.
* '''Enforced''': This is an educational show, and the writers want accurate portrayals of diplomacy talks, even the unsavory parts.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Mary is [[{{Brainwashed}} hypnotized]] so that her tendency to be blunt doesn't ruin the talks.
* '''Exploited''': Mary has a bingo card of the typical veiled insults that happen in these talks.
* '''Defied''': The ambassador says he's tired of this facade of politeness.
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* '''Straight''': Princess Mary is having diplomatic discussions with a rival kingdom, and both sides are doing this begrudgingly, so the talks start with veiled insults.
* '''Exaggerated''': Almost every sentence is a flowery statement where the words could be a compliment, but are so backhanded it's clear what is meant.
* '''Downplayed''': The two sides say a couple blunt, rude statements, but shrug and move on with the talks.
* '''Justified''': Mary actually wants to make peace, and she's mastered this type of insulting because the other kingdom actually sees this trope as a sign of good education and breeding.
* '''Inverted''': Shouting and cussing at each other is considered more diplomatic than being polite.
* '''Subverted''': Mary starts off with a veiled insult, but then spits in the ambassador's face.
* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out she had a cold and didn't know it. The ambassador civilly implies she's an idiot for not looking after her health.
* '''Parodied''': All the insults are said in pig latin.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The talks go with few insults, and those are just said openly, with the other side given a fair chance to respond.
* '''Enforced''': This is an educational show, and the writers want accurate portrayals of diplomacy talks, even the unsavory parts.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Mary is [[{{Brainwashed}} hypnotized]] so that her tendency to be blunt doesn't ruin the talks.
* '''Exploited''': Mary has a bingo card of the typical veiled insults that happen in these talks.
* '''Defied''': The ambassador says he's tired of this facade of politeness.
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