sorry about that



sorry about that

 and sorry 'bout that
sorry; whoops. (A gross understatement, said more as a self-deprecating joke than as an apology.) You spill hot cocoa on my coat, and all you can say is "Sorry 'about that"? When the passenger stepped on my toe, she said, "sorry about that."
See also: sorry

sorry about that

and sorry ’bout that
interj. sorry; whoops. (A gross understatement, said more as a self-deprecating joke than as an apology.) When the passenger stepped on my toe, she said, “Sorry about that.”
See also: sorry

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EmilÍA-Icelandic
LienLEENDutch
Atteridge['ætəridʒ]
MareMAH-re (Croatian)Estonian, Slovene, Macedonian, Croatian
Chiyembekezochee-yem-bay-KAY-zoSouthern African, Chewa
Ruairi-Scottish