sorry-not-sorry

A form of sorry — Of a person, regretful or apologetic for one's actions.

Meanings

phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative form of sorry, not sorry.

    (In reality, the rapper [Kanye West] offered a sorry-not-sorry apology last year in which he said he didn't regret his comments.)

    2023 May 28, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “Can AI make me a star?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1
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