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sorry, not sorry

sorry, not sorry phrase: used to sarcastically express a lack of guilt over an action or statement.

Phrase

sorry, not sorry

  1. (slang) Used to sarcastically express a lack of guilt over an action or statement.
    • I can't keep sleeping with you if we can't even cuddle afterwards. Sorry not sorry.2012, "Pirate Rants", The East Carolinian (East Carolina University), Volume 87, Issue 144, 29 November 2012, page 83
    • Sorry not sorry, but a PhD doesn't mean that someone is truly qualified to teach.2013, Stephanie Schoch, "Getting a PhD in teaching doesn't make you a teacher", Grand Valley Lanthorn (Grand Valley State University), Volume 47, Number 41, 4 February 2013, page A4

Forms of sorry, not sorry

alternative formsorry not sorry
alternative formsorry-not-sorry

Questions about sorry, not sorry

What does sorry, not sorry mean?
Sorry, not sorry means used to sarcastically express a lack of guilt over an action or statement.
What part of speech is sorry, not sorry?
Sorry, not sorry is a phrase.

Words near sorry, not sorry in the dictionary

  1. Sorry Days
  2. sorry for oneself
  3. sorry I'm late
  4. sorry not sorry
  5. Sorry, Charlie
  6. sorry, not sorry
  7. sorry-ass
  8. sorry-not-sorry
  9. sorryful
  10. sorrying
  11. sorryish

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