Definition & Meaning of "lefthanded compliment"in English

Lefthanded compliment

a sarcastic comment made to seemingly praise someone but actually intended as an insult

Dialect

American

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

lefthanded compliments

Examples

Is that a lefthanded compliment to me?

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