Patsihan (en. Backhanded compliment)

/patsihan/

Synonyms

Say things that shouldn't be said or that one doesn't think will hurt others.

What he did was bad; he just blamed him for all the problems.

Ang sama ng ginawa niya, pat siya na lang ang sinisi sa lahat ng problema.

Referring to a person who is at fault or wrong in a situation.

That's why he's the scapegoat of all our classmates in that drama.

Kaya siya ang patsihan ng lahat ng classmates namin sa drama na yun.

Do something bad and punish or blame another person.

I'm not part of the mess, but I'm the one getting the blame here.

Hindi ako kasali sa gulo, pero ako ang patsihan dito.