What’s the real meaning they imply?
"Good for you" in American English:

1) Used sarcastically and implies 'go f*** yourself", 'i don't care, don’t give a f*’
or
2) Used in seriousness and means something like 'good job', 'great', 'congratulations' ?

What's the most common meaning native speakers would imply?

Question

What’s the real meaning they imply?
"Good for you" in American English:

1) Used sarcastically and implies 'go f*** yourself", 'i don't care, don’t give a f*’
or
2) Used in seriousness and means something like 'good job', 'great', 'congratulations' ?

What's the most common meaning native speakers would imply?

Answer

It depends entirely on the tone in which the phrase is used.  It can be used genuinely or sarcastically, as in your examples, and there is no way to know by the phrase itself without knowing something about the context or the way it was said.

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