back-handed compliment

An insulting or negative comment disguised as praise. She said my new pants really make my legs look much slimmer. What a back-handed compliment!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Idowu	-	Western African, Yoruba
Vinh	-	Vietnamese
Chryssa	-	Greek
Hester	['hestə]
Dana (1)	DAH-nah (Czech, Slovak, German)	Romanian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hebrew
FrØYa	-	Norwegian