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An indignant response to an individual who has behaved rudely or insolently and has failed to apologize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, derogatory, often, sarcastic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
By analogy with excuse me, which is used to apologize. First appears in the late twentieth century.
