Phrases – Name for Insult Like ‘I Am Friends with Many Manly Men. And Gary.’

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Is there a term or word appropriate to describe the trick of using a general term and then explicitly adding a specific term to strongly imply that the specific is not part of the general? The trick I see never uses a negation or a word like "except." It simply "adds" something at the end as a slight or insult to the thing being added:

My classes are filled with really smart people. And John.

Before you are the best and most clever and most attractive and Susan.

Best Answer

TV Tropes call it "My Friends And Zoidberg" trope:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MyFriendsAndZoidberg

A standard comedy trope which, at its core, takes the form:

"Group A ... and Bob."

It is often expanded to mention two or more groups:

"Ladies, Gentlemen ... and Bob."

In either version, Bob is already expected to be among the group(s) in question, but is singled out as if he's not, usually at Bob's expense;

This can be Played for Laughs in cases where it's literally impossible for Bob not to be a member of the groups mentioned.

It can also be used to deliver a Stealth Insult: "We welcome members of all professions, and lawyers." Or, inverted, it can even deliver a compliment: "You morons, and Bob."

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