--- optiview_delivery: edge_optimized content_type: semantic_markdown source_url: https://learnings.org/term/quite-frankly brand_content: none publication_version: "3.0" published_at: 2026-10-05T14:06:11Z composition_version: composition-v2.1.0 presentation_version: presentation-v1.2.0 --- # Quite frankly [Skip to content](https://learnings.org/term/quite-frankly#main-content) - [All](https://learnings.org/terms) - [2](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=2) - [3](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=3) - [8](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=8) - [A](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=A) - [B](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=B) - [C](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=C) - [D](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=D) - [E](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=E) - [F](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=F) - [G](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=G) - [H](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=H) - [I](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=I) - [J](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=J) - [K](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=K) - [L](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=L) - [M](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=M) - [N](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=N) - [O](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=O) - [P](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=P) - [Q](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Q) - [R](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=R) - [S](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=S) - [T](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=T) - [U](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=U) - [V](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=V) - [W](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=W) - [Y](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Y) - [Z](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Z) A phrase that means "I'm about to be honest" but actually means "I'm about to be rude" or "I'm about to say something you won't like." ### Examples Examples: - "Quite frankly, this won't work." (this won't work) - "Quite frankly, I disagree." (I disagree) - "Quite frankly, this is terrible." (this is terrible) ### Tags honestrudedisagreeterriblefrankly 452 views • Created 1/7/2021 📢 Share Learnings ### Related Terms [ #### Flight risk A corporate euphemism for "employee who wants to quit" that makes poor... 1155 views• euphemism, quit ](https://learnings.org/term/flight-risk)[ #### Contrarian Someone who disagrees with popular opinion, usually for the sake of being... 496 views• disagree, different ](https://learnings.org/term/contrarian)[ #### Take strides A way to say "we're improving" that implies you started from a... 485 views• improving, terrible ](https://learnings.org/term/take-strides)[ #### Gain traction A corporate euphemism for "finally working" that makes basic functionality sound like... 464 views• euphemism, working ](https://learnings.org/term/gain-traction)[ #### Content is king A massively overused metaphor that suggests content is the most important thing,... 420 views• overused, metaphor ](https://learnings.org/term/content-is-king) Keep exploring the corporate jargon dictionary ## 🌍 In the Wild \+ Add Example No examples yet. Be the first to add one! ### 🤖 AI Tools 🎓 Translate with Professor📝 Open Writing Tools🎯 Play Buzzword Bingo 🎓 Ask the Professor ## Additional source context © 2008–2026 Learnings Dot Org — Speak fluent corporate. Ironically. ## Additional page links - [Flight risk · A corporate euphemism for "employee who wants to quit" that makes poor... · 1155 views• euphemism, quit](https://learnings.org/term/flight-risk) — Related Terms - [Contrarian · Someone who disagrees with popular opinion, usually for the sake of being... · 496 views• disagree, different](https://learnings.org/term/contrarian) — Related Terms - [Take strides · A way to say "we're improving" that implies you started from a... · 485 views• improving, terrible](https://learnings.org/term/take-strides) — Related Terms - [Gain traction · A corporate euphemism for "finally working" that makes basic functionality sound like... · 464 views• euphemism, working](https://learnings.org/term/gain-traction) — Related Terms - [Content is king · A massively overused metaphor that suggests content is the most important thing,... · 420 views• overused, metaphor](https://learnings.org/term/content-is-king) — Related Terms