asteism
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Noun
Singular
asteism
Plural
asteisms
asteism
(
plural
asteisms
)
Polite
irony
; a
genteel
and
ingenious
manner of
deriding
another.
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See also
asteistic
Backhanded compliment
on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia:Backhanded compliment
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