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Social sciences → Etymology → Phrase origins → Phrase origins, A - H → Phrases, B
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  • EL1 2
    A compliment that also is partially an insult. "I really like your nails, are they fake?"
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  • Rude Bear Ready for Winter
    Perhaps this is a regional expression. I know it as a left handed compliment, which is an insult disguised as a compliment. When I am given a left handed compliment I usually respond "I'll accept your left handed compliment with my right hand, thank you".
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