you can say anything mean at all, as long as you use this phrase right after it.
by anna1234 August 11, 2008
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A southern way to cuss out the ignorant.
You: "OH my gosh, I just failed my midterm after I spent all my time with 'X'!"
Any southerner: "Bless your heart."

Ex 2
You: "wow, can't believe there is a whole other culture down here!"
Some southerner: "Bless. Your. Heart."

When with friends, it is sometimes said in a teasing manner while still calling you out for being dumb
A big favorite southern saying
by It's me n yall know it February 16, 2021
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1: phrase used by Southern women to excuse themselves for speaking ill of someone else.

2: an expression of sympathy or pity.

3: a polite way to respond to an ignoramus, particularly male, who showers upon you flattering but unwanted compliments.
1: "She's as ugly as a mud-fence, bless her heart."

2: "Well, bless your heart, that must have been terrible!"

3: drunk fella: "I think you're beautiful! Even if you were ugly, I'd STILL think you were beautiful!"

recipient: "...bless your heart."
by lateda January 3, 2005
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1) A euphemism for "fuck you" commonly used by people who live in the southern United States.

2) An expression of pity used by southerners.
1) After I proved the southerner wrong, they looked me straight in the eye and said "bless your heart"

2) After I fell off my bicycle, the southern lady said, "bless your heart"
by Ebag Nigel Gunther February 9, 2015
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Don't think this is a compliment, because it isn't. An insult commonly used in the south.
Karen : "My makeup is ruined now!"
Alyssa : "Oh bless your heart."
Karen : *walks away in anger*
by VioletThePurple July 12, 2019
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A southern's way of calling you an idiot.
If you live in or around or even visit TN, you will hear this often.

Example:

-A pregnant woman forgetting her keys or where she parked her car in a parking lot...
someone would look at you 'bless your heart'
-You show up to a Doctors visit on the wrong day or time-
the receptionist says 'bless your heart'
-Try to use a coupon that expired the day before... not knowing it
expired.. the cashier would say 'bless your heart'
by the smart sister August 23, 2014
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The Most Southern Baptist Christian way to cuss the daylight savings outta someone without being inflammatory even know if you want 2
Bless your heart your acting real foolish right now without knowing the facts
by Faithmoriahfaith December 7, 2016
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