- back-handed compliment
- Same as left-handed compliment
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
back-handed compliment
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(a) back-handed compliment — British, American & Australian, American a remark which seems approving but which is also negative. He gave me that classic back handed compliment. He said I played football very well for a woman … New idioms dictionary
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backhanded — [[t]bæ̱khæ̱ndɪd, AM hændɪd[/t]] also back handed 1) ADJ: ADJ n A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment… … English dictionary
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