thank you for your attention to this matter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. A valediction to close a letter to a customer service representative or a directive to a subordinate.
  2. Sarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.

Word forms

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Etymology

The humorous sense became popular in 2025 in response to social media posts by Donald Trump that use the phrase outside of a professional or customer service context.

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