<![CDATA[Gesundheit]]>German, meaning health. Used to wish someone health after sneezing. It has been exported, but seems primarily to be used in the US. Similar is [bless you]

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/43097/gesundheitRSS for NodeFri, 17 Jul 2026 03:02:27 GMTMon, 17 Apr 2017 07:49:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Gesundheit on Sat, 29 Jan 2022 13:34:03 GMT]]>Means stop sneezing in German. During the Middle Ages, it was thought the Black Plague was spread through sneezing, therefore stop sneezing, or Gesundheit was frequently heard.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/89532https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/89532Sat, 29 Jan 2022 13:34:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesundheit on Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:36:18 GMT]]>Reflex response to a person who has just [sneezed].

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/89531https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/89531Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:36:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesundheit on Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:36:17 GMT]]>Used as a reply in certain contexts when someone has just said something quite verbose or confusing. Bless you can be used in the same way in this sense. Not all native speakers of English use it.

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