When Alfred reprimands him, Damian retorts with a backhanded threat. The Insult Comic Dog or an elaborate backhanded homage. Keltner made two stops of DiMaggio line drives, one a brilliant backhanded stab. Eugenia drops backhanded compliments to the befuddled silence of the modest, upright Wentworths. Gill's backhanded apology in his reply to Dolenski's letter instigated a feud between the two. Bozek immediately took a quick backhanded shot toward the net. This includes indirect forms of abuse such as backhanded comments, and backstabbing or two-faced behaviors. Throughout the match, Ortega used backhanded blows from his glove to Hollandersky's face and jaw. Senna's direction was offered praise, (some of it backhanded). Just then Millie and her friends come by and deliver backhanded complements to them. It's a backhanded sort-of problem ('you do too many things well!