A
phrase commonly
prepended to
statements of a
sensitive nature, used in
social situations. (see:
social engineering) The
desired intent of using this phrase is to
remove guilt and/or
responsibility of the
sender for what
he or
she is trying to
express to the
recipient. Frequent
exposure to this phrase is often
percieved as
meddling, and can cause
discomfort between the
sender and the
recipient's
relationship with one another.
example: "
No offense, but I think you should.."