Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excuse you

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cuse y-ou
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

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

Canadian usage; American usage; Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does excuse you mean?
An indignant response to an individual who has behaved rudely or insolently and has failed to apologize.
Where does excuse you come from?
By analogy with excuse me, which is used to apologize. First appears in the late twentieth century.

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