fauxpology
fauxpology noun: synonym of non-apology.
Noun
fauxpology (plural fauxpologies)
- Synonym of non-apology.
- What satirist could then top Texas Republican Joe Barton's coerced, linguistically mangled fauxpology? "If anything I said this morning has been misconstrued to the opposite effect I want to apologize for that misconstrued misconstruction." Translation: It's your fault for hearing me right the...2010 June 23, Ruth Marcus, “The Gulf oil disaster: when bad things happen to bad companies”, in The Seattle Times
- The old “sorry if I upset you” route is the go-to tactic of politicians, celebrities, media corporations and spouses for a reason. It looks and smells like an apology, but acknowledges no wrongdoing. It’s a fauxpology.2010 October 20, Belinda Luscombe, “Thank You, Ginni Thomas”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- non-apology
fauxpology meaning in Tamil
fauxpology in Tamil
- பொய்யாய்ப் பொருத்தருளுதல்
Examples of fauxpology in a sentence
- What satirist could then top Texas Republican Joe Barton's coerced, linguistically mangled fauxpology?2010 June 23, Ruth Marcus, “The Gulf oil disaster: when bad things happen to bad companies”, in The Seattle Times:
- How'sit?” Jena greets without even a fauxpology for her lateness.2012, Julie Golden, Vagilantes, Abbott Press, →ISBN, page 190:
Synonyms of fauxpology
Forms of fauxpology
| plural | fauxpologies |
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Origin of fauxpology
Blend of faux + apology.
Questions about fauxpology
- What does fauxpology mean?
- Fauxpology means synonym of non-apology.
- What is fauxpology in Tamil?
- Fauxpology in Tamil is பொய்யாய்ப் பொருத்தருளுதல். See Fauxpology meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use fauxpology in a sentence?
- What satirist could then top Texas Republican Joe Barton's coerced, linguistically mangled fauxpology?
- What part of speech is fauxpology?
- Fauxpology is a noun.
- What is the plural of fauxpology?
- The plural of fauxpology is fauxpologies.
Words near fauxpology in the dictionary
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