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
Chrystal		['kristəl]
Jitender		-	Indian (Sikh)
Morrison		['mɔrisən]
Francisque		-	French
ÉVa		AY-vaw	Hungarian
Nikolajs		-	Latvian

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