complisult

English

Etymology

From blend of compliment +‎ insult.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

complisult (plural complisults)

  1. A backhanded compliment.
    • 1992 January 25, MSH...@psuvm.psu.edu, “Re: Insolent males MUST pay!! (unite)”, in rec.games.frp‎ (Usenet):
      [>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.

Verb

complisult (third-person singular simple present complisults, present participle complisulting, simple past and past participle complisulted)

  1. To compliment backhandedly.

References
  1. Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future‎, Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225
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