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I'm not being funny

phrase

Definitions

  1. Used as a softening preface to a statement that might be taken as offensive or malicious.

    • Clara: Well, I'm not being funny, but those clothes aren't really suitable for having meetings with clients. John: Really? Clara: I think so – a shirt and tie, or suit and shirt would be better.
    • I'm not being funny, but you make me nervous.
    • You know, I'm not being funny, but, you know, when he's with all his cool new 'creative' mates. They ain't real, Tony. They ain't like us. They sit around, with ironic trousers on and three haircuts each, waiting to be discovered.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA