back-handed compliments

A form of back-handed compliment

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of back-handed compliment
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APA

back-handed compliments. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-handed%20compliments

MLA

“back-handed compliments.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-handed%20compliments. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-handed compliments,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-handed%20compliments.

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