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not for nothing

Used to soften the impact of what is said next, implying that it is important.
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Listen, dawg, not for nothing, but I'm just horsing around with you when I say stuff like that.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'not for nothing':

not for nothingFor an extremely good reason.
not for nothingUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see not,‎ for,‎ nothing.
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