by way of compliment
21Trading Places (song) — Infobox Single Name = Trading Places Artist = Usher Album = Here I Stand Released = Start date|2008|10 Format = Music download Recorded = Genre = R B Length = 4:28 Label = LaFace Writer = Usher Raymond, Carlos McKinney, Terius Nash Producer = L.O …
22lagniappe — /lan yap , lan yap/, n. 1. Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus. 2. a gratuity or tip. 3. an unexpected or indirect benefit. Also,… …
23Sigonio, Carlo — (ca. 1522 1584) Italian humanist and historian. A native of Modena, he taught humanistic subjects there and at Venice before moving to the University of Padua in 1560 and then to the University of Bologna (1563 1584). He made his literary rep… …
24treat — {{11}}treat (n.) late 14c., action of discussing terms, from TREAT (Cf. treat) (v.). Sense of a treating with food and drink (1650s) was extended by 1770 to anything that gives pleasure. {{12}}treat (v.) c.1300, negotiate, bargain, deal with,… …
25To make one's compliments to — Compliment Com pli*ment, n. [F. compliment. It complimento, fr. comlire to compliment, finish, suit, fr. L. complere to fill up. See {Complete}, and cf. {Complement}.] An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility,… …
26List of minor Ranma ½ characters (manga) — The following Ranma ½ minor characters appear only in the manga and are listed alphabetically. For anime only minor characters, please see Minor characters of the Ranma ½ anime; for minor characters common to both the manga and anime, please see… …
27Complimentary language and gender — Complimentary language is a speech act that caters to positive face needs. Positive face, according to Brown and Levinson, is “the positive consistent self image or ‘personality’ (crucially including the desire that this self image be appreciated …
28Beavis and Butt-head — Current title card Genre Comedy Format Animated series …
29English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
30backhanded — [[t]bæ̱khæ̱ndɪd, AM hændɪd[/t]] also back handed 1) ADJ: ADJ n A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment… …
