fair warning
noun
: enough warning to be able to avoid something bad
I'm giving you fair warning that you had better not discuss politics at dinner tonight.
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There are oversize windows throughout the apartment, and dual exposures in both the primary and second bedroom (which, fair warning, is quite kid-size and appears to have been carved out of what was once the oversize living room).
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 June 2025
There’s also da Etta in Trastevere, the historic neighborhood beloved for its artsy ambiance which, fair warning, is not exactly unknown to tourists.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Though a fair warning to potential owners — the big guy is a puller when on a leash at times.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025
Though, fair warning: a colleague told me using it with their manager made for a very awkward 48 hours.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Even with fair warning, showings don’t always go as planned.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In the equally bare-bones video, Lil Nas delivers the song’s fair warning to watch yourself in a white void, rocking a pink shirt and black jeans with pink crosses and wings across the front as three male dancers in pink matchin bounce around behind him.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
Bellwether industrial events are justly renowned for giving us all fair warning for all sorts of unpredictable forces, and Paris Fashion Week’s Fall/Winter 2025-6 womenswear shows have been no exception.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
But fair warning, this is heavy, rocks-in-your-stomach kind of food — definitely something to share.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 June 2025
There’s also da Etta in Trastevere, the historic neighborhood beloved for its artsy ambiance which, fair warning, is not exactly unknown to tourists.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Though a fair warning to potential owners — the big guy is a puller when on a leash at times.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025
Though, fair warning: a colleague told me using it with their manager made for a very awkward 48 hours.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Even with fair warning, showings don’t always go as planned.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In the equally bare-bones video, Lil Nas delivers the song’s fair warning to watch yourself in a white void, rocking a pink shirt and black jeans with pink crosses and wings across the front as three male dancers in pink matchin bounce around behind him.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
Bellwether industrial events are justly renowned for giving us all fair warning for all sorts of unpredictable forces, and Paris Fashion Week’s Fall/Winter 2025-6 womenswear shows have been no exception.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
But fair warning, this is heavy, rocks-in-your-stomach kind of food — definitely something to share.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Fair warning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20warning. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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