backhanded compliment



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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mckinney[mə'kini:]
RamessesRAM-ə-seez (English)Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
KodyKO-deeEnglish (Modern)
Pierre[pi(:)'ɛə]
Baldie['bɔ:ldi]
Avishai-Hebrew