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
Xzavier	ZAY-vee-ər, ZAY-vyər, ig-ZAY-vee-ər	English (Modern)
Thorvald	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Yevgen	-	Ukrainian
Hogan	['həugən]
XosÉ	-	Galician
Nels	-	Danish