backhanded compliment

and left-handed compliment

an unintended or ambiguous compliment. Backhanded compliments are the only kind he ever gives! And I think his left-handed compliments are all given by accident, too!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ovadia	-	Hebrew
Theodoric	thee-AHD-ə-rik (English)	History
Cuidightheach	-	Ancient Irish
Adelmar	-	Ancient Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feroz	-	Urdu
Amardeep	-	Indian (Sikh)