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Etymology

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Blend of squeeze +‎ excuse me

Phrase

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exsqueeze me

  1. (humorous) Excuse me.
    • 1999, Duncan McLean, Blackden:
      And a bit of peace and quiet to eat it in, after all the din, ken. I picked up my tea and walked away. Exsqueeze me for breathing! Ronaldson said behind me.
    • 1999, John Farrow, City of Ice:
      Exsqueeze me, but saying I don't have much to go on is a ridiculous understatement. Give me something to think about, Sel.
    • 2003, Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, She's Not There:
      Oooh, exsqueeze me! What are those guys, totally clueless? We're supposed to get all hot and bothered over Massachusetts?
    • 2024 April 14, Kit Boss, “A Chug's Life Adventure” (12:53 from the start), in The Great North[1], season 4, episode 10, spoken by Beef Tobin (Nik Offerman):
      [bell rings] “And chug!” [belches] “Well, ex-squeeze me.” “I love drunk Beef. Give him another shot, Pam.” “Gladly. You still got it, Beef.”