back-handed compliment

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!

See also: compliment

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Elisabeta		-	Romanian
Hieu		-	Biblical Latin
Eckhard		EK-hahrt	German
Hoffman		['hɔ:fmən]
Gaultier		-	French
Tarah		TAHR-ə, TER-ə, TAR-ə	English (Modern)

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