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