exsqueeze me

English

Etymology

Blend of squeeze +‎ excuse me

Phrase

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?

   • 2023 August 10, Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil, “Urgent Care” (11:17 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows‎^[1], season 5, episode 6, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch):

     “I mean, I personally don't mind the Irish. But I just don't like it when they try to sound intelligent.” “Huh, wow. I could listen to you talk for hours.” “Exsqueeze me?” “I mean, not to what you're saying, but to that accent. It's just so specific. Where are you from?”

   • 2024 April 14, Kit Boss, “A Chug's Life Adventure” (12:53 from the start), in The Great North‎^[2], season 4, episode 10, spoken by Beef Tobin (Nick 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.”