an insult made to sound like an apology. the cousin of the backhanded compliment, an apologinsult claims to express contrition but in reality seeks to put the blame back on the victim and make them feel worse.
"i'm sorry i pushed you off that cliff! but if you weren't standing so close to the edgeyou wouldn't have fallen over, you know. it wasn't a very smart move."
"you can take your apologinsults and shove them up your ass, karen."
Originally from Kuroko No Basuke; a person who blames themselves for everything, and constantly apologises for their existence.
Hannah: *picks up phone* Hello?
Peter: Hannah, I'm sorry I'm such a loser! Please can we get back together! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me I'm so sorry!
Hannah: I wouldn't have broken up with you if you weren't such an apologetic mushroom!
Peter: I'm sorry!
MOAS (Millennial Over-Apologizing Syndrome) is a psychological condition that affects many people born between the years of 1985 and 2000.
Symptoms of MOAS
- Apologizing for things that do not need an apology.
- Apologizing excessively.
- Apologizing continuously even after the other person has accepted your apology
- Feelings of guilt for not meeting unrealistic expectations.
- Invalidating one’s own feelings / rationalizing them as insignificant.
- Self-Gaslighting
Person 1: Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
Person 2: You don't need to be sorry for that.
Person 1: Sorry.
Person 2: Stop apologizing. You must have MOAS (Millennial Over-Apologizing Syndrome).