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
Elder	-	Portuguese
Quirin	KVEE-reen	German
Aliyya	-	Arabic
Poncio	PON-thyo (Spanish), PON-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Shirin	-	Persian
'Elifelet	-	Biblical Hebrew