notpology

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Etymology

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Blend of not +‎ apology

Noun

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notpology (plural notpologies)

  1. Synonym of non-apology
    • 2007 August 31, Gil Kaufman, “Michael Vick, Senator Craig Prove That Sometimes 'Sorry' Really Is The Hardest Word”, in MTV News[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2012:
      A short time later, Bush, who is certainly not known for contrition, went further in the notpology direction and lashed out at detractors of Gonzales, whose "good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons," he said.
    • 2012 March 6, “Limbaugh Losing Advertisers”, in orlandobulletin.com[2]:
      Prior to the notpology, at least half a dozen companies had pulled their ads from the show.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:notpology.