English Explanatory Dictionary

sneeze on the truth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement.

Word forms

sneeze on the truth sneezes on the truth sneezing on the truth sneezed on the truth

Etymology

A common Russian superstition.

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