excuse you
phraseEtymology
By analogy with excuse me, which is used to apologize. First appears in the late twentieth century.
Definitions
An indignant response to an individual who has behaved rudely or insolently and has…
An indignant response to an individual who has behaved rudely or insolently and has failed to apologize.
- He raised his brows, 'Excuse me, or should I say, excuse you?'
- Excuse you, you're in my way.
- 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?”
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for excuse you. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA