backhanded compliment

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Diğer Dillerde

Almancavergiftetes Kompliment, zweideutiges Kompliment, zweifelhaftes Kompliment
İspanyolcacrítica velada
Japonca褒め殺し
Lehçedwuznaczny komplement
Taycaหลอกด่า

Etimoloji

Compound of backhanded + compliment. Similar figurative uses of backhanded are attested from at least the early 19th century.

Eş & Zıt Anlamlılar

Eş anlamlılar
dubious compliment
left handed compliment
poisonous compliment
asteism
left-handed compliment
poisoned compliment