bless you

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Interjection

1. {{n-g|Short for '''(may) [[God bless you]]''': said as a short prayer for the recipient.}}
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} {{n-g|Said to someone who has just [[sneeze]]d, as a [[polite]] remark.}}
3. {{lb|en|idiomatic|jocular}} {{n-g|Used to express non-understanding of someone who has just used an unusual or foreign word or phrase (as if to imply that it sounds like a sneeze).}}

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