complisult

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US/ˈkɑmplə.sʌlt/UK/ˈkɒmplɪ.sʌlt/

noun

A backhanded compliment.

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Meanings

nouncomplisult (plural complisults)

plural complisults

  1. A backhanded compliment.

    [>Oh, and Velvetwing, about that blood test... [schwing!] Come on Velvetwing, I have no doubt you are tough enough to die silently, like a good bat.] Oh, touche, mon ami. (bows) You honor me with your complinsult. You have said many fine things, many wise things.

    1992 January 25, MSH...@psuvm.psu.edu, “Re: Insolent males MUST pay!! (unite)”, in rec.games.frp (Usenet)
verbcomplisult (third-person singular simple present complisults, present participle complisulting, simple past and past participle complisulted)

present singular third person complisults · participle present complisulting · participle past complisulted · past complisulted

  1. To compliment backhandedly.

Origin

From blend of compliment + insult.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with complisult

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APA

complisult. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complisult

MLA

“complisult.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complisult. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complisult,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complisult.

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