excuse you

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. An indignant response to an individual who has behaved rudely or insolently and has failed to apologize.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-excuse you.wav

Word forms

excuse you

Etymology

By analogy with excuse me, which is used to apologize. First appears in the late twentieth century.

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