no offense

I do not mean to insult you No offense, I just don't like parties.

no offense

Please don't feel insulted, I don't mean to offend you, as in No offense, but I think you're mistaken. This expression, first recorded in 1829, generally accompanies a statement that could be regarded as insulting but is not meant to be, as in the example.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Qillaq	-	Native American, Greenlandic
ŞAhİN	-	Turkish
Usko	OOS-ko	Finnish
Nephele	NEF-el-ee (English)	Greek Mythology
Brooks	[bru:ks]
Beau	BO	English