Is 'you're a doll' a compliment?
I found this expression in 'Bigbang Theory' at episode 2, season 1.

I think the main actress said it...;( I don't remember exactly.)

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Is 'you're a doll' a compliment?
I found this expression in 'Bigbang Theory' at episode 2, season 1.

I think the main actress said it...;( I don't remember exactly.)

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A man might say it to a woman if she looks pretty. A woman might say it to a man if he has done something nice.

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It is usually meant as a compliment.

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The words themselves would likely be intended as a compliment, but the sense of informality may or may not be a problem.

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Here's the transcript if anyone wants to see it in context: www.bigbangtrans.wordpress.com/series-1-episode-2-the-big-bran-hypothesis