Miss Manners: Why does comment of ‘you’re all gussied up!’ feel like a slam?

Published on: 02/17/2026

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Miss Manners: The subtext is that you are trying too hard, and that your efforts just look silly. Getty Images

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I don’t know how to respond when meeting a friend and they exclaim, upon seeing me, “You’re all gussied up!” I don’t take it as a compliment. Somehow it sounds like a put-down.

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