complisult

English

Etymology

From blend of compliment +‎ insult.^[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmplə.sʌlt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmplɪ.sʌlt/
Rhymes: -ʌlt

Noun

complisult (plural complisults)

A backhanded compliment.
- 1992 January 25, MSH...@psuvm.psu.edu, “Re: Insolent males MUST pay!! (unite)”, in rec.games.frp‎^[2] (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)

To compliment backhandedly.

References

“complisult”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

^ 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^[1], Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

[BackgroundOfBlending-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^[1], Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

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