If someone said that you were “from good stock” what would that mean to you?

[zukman]

How would you interpret it if someone said that you were from “good stock”.

It wasn’t said directly, but rather to a friend who passed it on to me. I met said person at a dinner party, and he is said to have told my friend that he “could tell I was from good stock”

It would mean whoever said it is a twat. And a snob.
But mostly a twat.

Did he mistake you for a racehorse?

From a ‘good’ family.

Pray tell, am I a pedigree poodle?

Bit upper class, got a brain, skinny ankles

He compares women to brood mares.

It's referring to aristocratic ancestry. But, yes, he's a twat.

Posh

Sounds like it is intended as a compliment but would make me wonder if the speaker was a snob / weirdo. Also, they're basically saying "well done that woman's parents", which to me is a bit patronising towards a grown adult.

I would think "sturdy and healthy" but I think it could also mean from a respectable family.

It means that your family is posh

Let's see :

You've got good teeth
Good hair
Nice skin
Wear clothes well

But most of all you've got an RP accent

It would be considered one of the highest compliments in the farming community.

Elsewhere... perhaps not.

A man who would say that enjoys being spanked and can't locate the clitoris

For me, either he is a snob and thinks you are a bit posh - what tailfeathers said.

Or if he isn’t posh it could be a bit ‘Del Boy’, something he has overheard and is completely misquoting as in “that zukman is from good stock” meaning he fancies you or some sort of compliment.

I agree that if said by someone in the farming community it might come across differently/better.

It means you have decent family bloodlines/ genetic history. But I would think s/he was a bit of a snob if not a racist.

I don't like it, sounds racist.

I'd say it refers to perceived breeding. Is a twatty comment that says you come from the 'right' type of family. Did he ask to see your teeth?

A good family.

yeah it would mean that person was a twat

Hugely offensive, and - yes - racist.

From a good family.
Not necessarily posh or anything, but a good / nice family background.

It's a compliment. Although a bit of a weird / outdated one.

That they are an arse?

It's one of those phrases people think is flattering when it really isn't

Of course it means she is posh.