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
Carley	KAHR-lee	English (Modern)
Vilko	-	Slovene, Croatian
Yoshi	yo-shee	Japanese
Ilina	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Gotama	-	Hinduism
Khulan	-	Mongolian