"sneeze on the truth" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sneezes on the truth [present, singular, third-person], sneezing on the truth [participle, present], sneezed on the truth [participle, past], sneezed on the truth [past]
Etymology: A common Russian superstition. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sneeze on the truth (third-person singular simple present sneezes on the truth, present participle sneezing on the truth, simple past and past participle sneezed on the truth)
  1. (idiomatic, humorous, rare) To sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement. Tags: humorous, idiomatic, rare
    Sense id: en-sneeze_on_the_truth-en-verb-GN2K-Oal Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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