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gods bless you

Is this attested as an idiomatic expression? With a little effort, I can find books that use "gods bless you" not as part of a larger expression like "may the gods bless you", but those books also seem to be using it as a straightforward, SOP request for gods to bless someone. - -sche (discuss) 02:24, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

What do you make of these: [1], [2], [3], [4]? — Ungoliant ^(Falai) 02:41, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

I saw Black Road before I posted, and thought it seemed like an unidiomatic use. I can't see the Perdido Street Station snippet, but China Miéville's other books contain various "gods" phrases used in imitation of "God" phrases, so his use probably is idiomatic. True Jersey City Story uses "Gods bless you" (capitalised mid-sentence), though it uses it as idiomatically as can be expected. And I can't find the phrase in the Usenet thread. - -sche (discuss) 03:02, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Perdido: ‘Gods bless you,’ she screamed down the slate, into the night.

Usenet: Gods bless you dear.....*wiping the tears of sentiment away from my grizzled 34 yo eyes*......GODS BLESS YOU! *G* // "God"? That should be "Goddess" less you be FAKE

— Ungoliant ^(Falai) 03:08, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

I added the cites above to the entry, as I believe they are idiomatic use of this interjection. — Ungoliant ^(Falai) 12:22, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Cited RfV passed DCDuring TALK 13:18, 17 September 2013 (UTC)