backhanded

Owen, age 2 1/2: "Mom, you cute."

Me: "I'm cute?"

Owen: "Yes."

Me: "Well, thanks."

(pause)

Me: "Wait, do you mean cute, like, 'pretty,' or cute, like 'little'?" (he sometimes uses it in this way)

Owen: "You cute. You cute like...a chicken!"



Thanks, son.