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But in this case, a character says thing B on purpose, and "pretends" (whether as a matter of deceptive intentions or just sarcastically) that it was an accident. Basically, this is for when a character wants to openly express the kind of thing that a character who makes a FreudianSlip is trying to keep to himself/herself.

-->'''Maggie Sheffield:''' But Chloe said...\\

-->'''C.C.:''' He's trying to say we have to go out to a meeting.
-->'''Niles:''' So, then Miss Badcook (''C.C. glares at him'') forgive me, Babcock won't be poisoning you this evening?

Compare CoughSnarkCough, which is often used for similar purposes.

-->-- '''Police Chief Wiggum''' (in response to Homer's claim of seeing a space alien), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

* In ''Film/BruceAlmighty'', Bruce's [[SanitySlippage reaction]] to discovering his rival has taken the job he wanted; "Evan Backstabber...Bastard...Baxter!"

* ''Series/TheNanny'': In "Maggie the Model", Fran attempts to let Maggie down easy after Maggie bombs as a potential model:

** In "Close Shave", after [[CordonBleughChef Maxwell gets food poisoning from C.C.'s home-cooked food]]:

* In ''Series/TheNanny'' episode "Maggie the Model", Fran attempts to let Maggie down easy after Maggie bombs as a potential model:

* During the Civil Rights Movement, speakers on television sometimes said Martin Luther King's name by replacing "King" with a racial slur, then correcting themselves. It was obviously this trope in action.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', of course, provides the page quotation.

* During the Civil Rights Movement, speakers on television sometimes said Martin Luther King's name by replacing "King" with a racial slur, then correcting themselves. It was arguably this trope in action.

* Rachel (and then later, Ross) trying to flirt their way out of a ticket, in one episode of ''Series/{{Friends}}''.

::Ross is flirting with a male police officer too. Which could work out in some cases, but doesn't here.

-->-- '''[[PoliceAreUseless Police Chief Wiggum]]''', from ''TheSimpsons'', in response to Homer's claim of seeing a space alien.

!! Examples:

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* ''MoulinRouge''; Nini outing Satine and Christian to the Duke ("Why would the courtesan go for the penniless writer? Whoops! I mean sitar player!").

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* Rachel (and then later, Ross) trying to flirt their way out of a ticket, in one episode of ''{{Friends}}''.
--> '''Rachel''': Here you go, Officer Handsome.
--> '''Officer''': It's Hanson.
--> '''Rachel''': Whoops, my mistake.
--> ''(Later)''
--> '''Ross''': Here you go, Officer, uh, Pretty.
--> '''Officer''': It's Petty.
--> '''Ross''': Whoops. ''(nervous giggle)''[[note]]Ross is flirting with a male police officer too. Which could work out in some cases, but doesn't here.[[/note]]

-->'''Maggie Sheffield:''' But Chloe said...
-->'''Fran Fine:''' I know what Chloe said, but we'll cross that [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]] when we get to it.

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-->''General betray us - sorry, REALLY big frog in my throat there - General "Petraeus..."''

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* Creator/{{Cicero}} used this in his speech in defense of Caelius, who had been accused of several crimes by his ex-lover Clodia. Clodia was the sister of one of Cicero's bitterest political enemies, and it was rumoured there was a BrotherSisterIncest relationship among the siblings. In his speech, Cicero said at one moment: "And, indeed, I would do so still more vigorously, if I had not a quarrel with that woman's husband - brother, I meant to say; I am always making this mistake."

* In ''TheNanny'' episode "Maggie the Model", Fran attempts to let Maggie down easy after Maggie bombs as a potential model:

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* SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal provides the page image.

->''"Well, [[SarcasmMode your story is VERY compelling]], Mr. Jackass, I mean, Simpson..."''

[[quoteright:340:[[SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/freudian_4226.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:340:[[http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=1057#comic "Life tip: It doesn't count as an accident if you do it 3 dates in a row."]] ]]

--> '''Ross''': Whoops. ''(nervous giggle)''

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* In ''Film/BruceAlmighty'', Bruce's [[SanitySlippage reaction]] to discovering his rival has taken the job he wanted; "Evan Backstabber...Bastard...Baxter!"
* ''MoulinRouge''; Nini outing Satine and Christian to the Duke ("Why would the courtesan go for the penniless writer? Whoops! I mean sitar player!").

* From [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4XJQO3qol8&feature=sub&skipcontrinter=1 this]] video from TheAmazingAtheist:

Compare CoughTropeCough, which is often used for similar purposes.

* In ''BruceAlmighty'', Bruce's [[SanitySlippage reaction]] to discovering his rival has taken the job he wanted; "Evan Backstabber...Bastard...Baxter!"

* ''[[BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'' has [[SmugSnake Bester]] use this to reveal that Talia Winters [[spoiler:was dissected by the Corps]]. Whether this was true or not is never made known.

* BruceAlmighty: "Evan Backstabber...Bastard...Baxter!"

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'''{{Film}}:'''

'''WebComics:'''

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->''[[DetractorNickname General betray us]] - sorry, REALLY big frog in my throat there - General "Petraeus..."''

'''WesternAnimation:'''
* TheSimpsons, of course, provides the page quotation.

'''RealLife:'''
* {{Cicero}} used this in his speech in defense of Caelius, who had been accused of several crimes by his ex-lover Clodia. Clodia was the sister of one of Cicero's bitterest political enemies, and it was rumoured there was a BrotherSisterIncest relationship among the siblings. In his speech, Cicero said at one moment: "And, indeed, I would do so still more vigorously, if I had not a quarrel with that woman's husband - brother, I meant to say; I am always making this mistake."