often used when dealing with a joke. When the need to clarify comes along, except actually is used
Amnesty: I'm Mr. Hennagir's favorite student
Rimsha: Except actually... I am.
A loophole in da generally-accepted social rule which states dat you hafta keep yer paws off a buxom gal's "merchandise" less'n ya get her permission beforehand --- da theory in dis case is dat if she has a majority of her plump juicy "milk-thingies" juss hangin' right out there all luscious and "obvious", she is implying dat she is largely "tossing social norms out da window", and so you can go ahead and gleefully "squeeze theeze" without having to ask her first.
I'm guessing dat da brainless lunkhead in da classic "PAT"-labeled-uniform cartoon (da bosomy chick who's wearing da name-imprinted t-shirt is named "Patricia", but da clueless dude thought dat da word meant dat he had permission to feel her up) who got KO'd by da brawny babe was thinking of da "plain view" exception when he decided to delightedly "savor da goods" with his huge clumsy hands... da guy's buddy is saying to him, "I think it's meant for identification purposes, not as a set of instructions" :P
If an out of the closet lesbian has had no success in dating for 5 years or more, they may marry their trans masc best friend.
"Hey did you hear Linda's getting married?"
"I thought she didn't have a girlfriend!"
"She didn't, she called upon The Lesbian Exception!"
John: What kind of music do you like?
Shane: Anything except country
The weekend which falls a week after Good Friday is known as "Exceptional Friday"
Jesus Christs lesser known younger brother, Geezus Christ, once turned wine into tequila then spent a weekend in a k hole following the send off of his do-gooder brother.
Geezus Christ! That was an exceptional Friday!
A signal to an opponent of an argument that you understand you are wrong. The purpose of which is to maintain dignity among surrounding parties.
Person 1: "Dude you're completely wrong! Tomatoes are fruits."
Person 2: "No way. Seriously, what about exception C?"