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accidentally on purpose
accidentally on purposeSeemingly unintentionally but actually deliberately. Sometimes hyphenated. Paula is pretty shy, so I think she forgot to attend the party accidentally on purpose.See also: accidentally, on, purposeaccidentally-on-purposeInf. deliberate, but meant to look like an accident. Then, I accidentally-on-purpose spilled water on him.accidentally on purpose apparently by accident but in fact intentionally. humorousSee also: accidentally, on, purposeacciˌdentally on ˈpurpose (informal, ironic) intending to do something, but wanting to appear to have done it by accident: ‘We’d just finished our meal when John realized he’d accidentally left his chequebook at home.’ ‘Accidentally on purpose, you mean!’See also: accidentally, on, purposeaccidentally-on-purpose mod. deliberate, but meant to look like an accident. Then I accidentally-on-purpose spilled water on him. |