A magical incantation which is uttered at the start of a sentence to impart substance and credibility to the rest of the sentence. It is used to exempt the speaker from accepting personal responsibility for a situation or changing his/her viewpoint on an issue.
Alice: Tina, if you want to lose all that weight you really have to cut down on those cheesecakes.
Tina: Yebbit I've been going to the gym a couple of times a month, and I've tried dieting before but my metabolism just holds the weight on me no matter what I eat.
Tina: Yebbit I've been going to the gym a couple of times a month, and I've tried dieting before but my metabolism just holds the weight on me no matter what I eat.
by aum108 January 21, 2011