present company excluded
idiom
—used to say that a critical comment one has made about a group of people does not include the person or people one is with
Men are such jerks—present company excluded, of course.
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Yet, despite how clearly the meme’s lineage can be traced, adults — present company excluded — seem willfully baffled.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Present company excluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/present%20company%20excluded. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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