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prep_phrase, slang

prep_phrase, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    Used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker. colloquial

    "For your information, my son was a straight A student in college, so he's not just some schmo!"

  2. 2
    Used as a satiric preface to highlight information that an interlocutor should already know or should be able to surmise. colloquial

    "For your information, you're reading English in Wiktionary."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, your, information.

    "I kept the dates and times in the logbook for your information."

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fyi

Example

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"For your information, my son was a straight A student in college, so he's not just some schmo!"