See excuse you in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{ "etymology_text": "Late 20th century; modelled on excuse me as used to apologize.", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "phrase" }, "expansion": "excuse you", "name": "head" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "phrase", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "American English", "Canadian English", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English multiword terms", "English phrases", "English terms with quotations", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries", "Quotation templates to be cleaned" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2007, Gary Smiley, Seasons of Liberty, page 19:", "text": "Finally, the girl managed to utter, “Well, excuse you,” and turned to leave. George fumbled for words. “Wait. Don't go,” he pleaded. “Please, allow me to apologize. Can I, uh... buy you a Coke, or something?”", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "An indignant response to an individual who has behaved rudely or insolently and has failed to apologize." ], "raw_glosses": [ "(US, Canada) An indignant response to an individual who has behaved rudely or insolently and has failed to apologize." ], "tags": [ "Canada", "US" ] } ], "word": "excuse you" }
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