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backhander

English

Etymology

backhand +? -er

Noun

backhander (plural backhanders)

  1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. A blow with the back of the hand.
  3. (informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
  4. (racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
  5. (surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").

Translations

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backhanded

English

Etymology

From back +? hand + -ed

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?bæk?hænd?d/

Adjective

backhanded (comparative more backhanded, superlative most backhanded)

  1. With the back of the hand.
  2. Involving a backward flip of the hand.
  3. Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
  4. Indirect.
  5. Backwards, turned around.
  6. (of writing) inclining to the left
  7. Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
  8. Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.

Alternative forms

  • back-handed

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

backhanded

  1. simple past tense and past participle of backhand

Adverb

backhanded (comparative more backhanded, superlative most backhanded)

  1. In a backhanded manner.

See also

  • backhand

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