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
Mckinney	[mə'kini:]
Ramesses	RAM-ə-seez (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Kody	KO-dee	English (Modern)
Pierre	[pi(:)'ɛə]
Baldie	['bɔ:ldi]
Avishai	-	Hebrew