"after you, Alphonse" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Etymology: Paraphrase of a quote from Alphonse and Gaston, an American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} after you, Alphonse
  1. An exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing the other to go forward first. Related terms: Alphonse and Gaston, after you
    Sense id: en-after_you,_Alphonse-en-phrase-jXocawDr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1964 February 14, “Snow show goes off in big style”, in LIFE, volume 56, number 7, page 30:",
          "text": "And two French sisters performed a delightful after-you-Alphonse routine when they came in first and second in the women's slalom, then took the same top places, in reversed order, in the giant slalom.",
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        {
          "ref": "2010, Wendy Steiner, The Real Real Thing: The Model in the Mirror of Art, page 109:",
          "text": "As this tortuous wording suggests, models and their reflections keep reversing in the mirror, in a sort of “after you, Alphonse—no, after you” exchange.",
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