Examples of 'backhanded' in a sentence
Meaning of "backhanded"
Backhanded (verb): The act of striking or hitting something with the back of the hand, usually in a sweeping motion. It can also refer to an indirect, insincere, or sarcastic compliment or remark
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- With the back of the hand.
- Involving a backward flip of the hand.
- Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
- Indirect.
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And backhanded compliment me all day long.
After the deputy backhanded his kid.
There are occasions when a compliment can be backhanded.
Is this one of your backhanded compliments.
Murphy backhanded it off the right wing boards.
I am willing to take that slightly backhanded compliment.
And backhanded the rebound home.
Always with the backhanded compliment.
Backhanded him across the face.
Thanks for the backhanded compliment.
He backhanded me across the jaw.
I will accept your backhanded compliment.
Backhanded insults disguised as compliments.
It ends up being a backhanded sarcasm towards me again.
Backhanded me right in the mouth.
See also
I will take the backhanded compliment.
A backhanded compliment is a compliment that actually has an insult in it as well.
Anything could be read as a backhanded compliment.
Nick backhanded his sister.
Using sarcasm or making backhanded comments.
Backhanded oboe compliments.
Gave me this backhanded apology.
Every compliment has to be backhanded.
You are liable to get backhanded right off that stool.
Just pat him on the back to stroke his ego and activate his backhanded compliments.
You used my backhanded compliment.
That sounds a little backhanded.
I will take the backhanded compliment coming from you.
That negates the whole reason for a backhanded compliment.
Another backhanded compliment.
For the venomous digs and the backhanded compliments.
What a backhanded compliment.
An abusive partner may try to justify these backhanded compliments.
The key is to meet backhanded compliments with like kind.
I will not ever give someone that sort of backhanded advice.
That was backhanded bump.
That right there is why you remain the queen of the backhanded compliment.
That was nice backhanded mention of travel plus hitting job again.
Faculty of Arts and in your own backhanded.
That was such a backhanded compliment.
No backhanded compliments.
What Cameron has to say comes across as a backhanded compliment.
A kind of backhanded compliment.
There is nothing I like more than a backhanded compliment.
Russom acknowledges in a backhanded way the widespread opposition to the contract.
The way they do it where I live is really pretty backhanded.
You are a backhanded guy.
Thanks for the compliment, however backhanded.
I dont even want to think such a backhanded action was performed in front of me.
The backhanded compliment to lower her self-esteem.
