Idiom idiom
silly me
Meaning
An expression used to convey mild self-deprecation or to acknowledge a mistake or oversight.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Silly me, I forgot my keys again.”
“I walked all the way to the store before realizing I left my wallet at home; silly me.”
“Silly me, I had entirely overlooked the critical error in the report until the manager pointed it out during the presentation.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026