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bless you

idiom

3 meanings of bless you

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  1. 1
    after a sneezeidiom
    What you say to be polite when someone sneezes.

    When Sam sneezed, his teacher looked up and said, "Bless you."

    "Bless you," I said, as my sister sneezed for the third time.

    Similargesundheit

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  2. 2
    strange wordidiomhumorous
    A joke said when someone uses a strange or foreign word, as if the word were a sneeze.

    "This dish is called shakshuka." "Bless you!" my little brother said.

    When Grandpa said the name of the Welsh town, my cousin just said, "Bless you."

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Less common meaning

  1. 3
    idiom
    Short for (may) God bless you: said as a short prayer for the recipient.

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