no pun intended
Adverb
Meaning
no pun intended
Used to indicate acknowledgment that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun, but was/is not used as a pun. Equally as often the term is used in conversation to call attention to an intended pun.
Examples
In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
I'll take Shadowhunter, then. Because from what I've experienced of vampires, you mostly suck. No pun intended.
I think the play actually became bigger than me. No pun intended.
Obviously I struck gold with Deadwood. No pun intended.
God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.