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Cameron Tucker

You’re an amazing girl, Katie. You are the full package. I just prefer someone who has one.

— Modern Family • 2009

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What it means

Our interpretation.

A backhanded compliment loaded with innuendo. Calling someone the full package only to specify a missing one turns praise into a punchline about anatomy. The joke's sting comes from the pause between compliment and correction.

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