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
Nels	-	Danish
Lilliana	lil-ee-AN-ə	English (Modern)
Allah	-	Theology
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Fatma	-	Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Vasya	-	Russian