# What's a quick and simple way to explain "passive aggressive?" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-quick-and-simple-way-to-explain-passive-aggressive/942080 "2021-05-14T15:08:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 50
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-quick-and-simple-way-to-explain-passive-aggressive/942080/50 "2021-05-15T02:57:09Z")
> [@Thanks codinghorror, for all you do for the SDMB!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112): > > Continuing the discussion from [Cannot distinguish reply to previous post vs reply to original post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-distinguish-reply-to-previous-post-vs-reply-to-original-post/941439/69): I just wanted to take a moment to thank codinghorror for the many ways that he helps the SDMB. He may not have changed the pet issue that each person on the board wants fixed, but he’s done a lot for the board in general. In MY opinion (and maybe not his), he takes a lot of grief from several people on this board. I’m grateful that he continues to show up and help out. Here’s just a few exam… 🤷‍♂️ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-quick-and-simple-way-to-explain-passive-aggressive/942080)._