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Gesture of goodwill

Gesture of a good will is a term which in Russian military slang means decisive military defeat and the retreat that follows from a defeat. As admitting any sort of defeat is a taboo in Russian military one needs to use euphimisms in order to avoid admitting unpleasant facts.

Once an euphimism becomes widely mocked they switch to new ones. Later examples are "regrouping" and "withdrawal to more favorble frontiers".
Russia says pulling its forces from Ukraine’s Snake Island is a gesture of goodwill.
by TonttuT October 2, 2022
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the three gets

Euphanism for meeting someone at a bar or nightclub, taking them home (get home), having sex (get off), then sending them home (get out).
"I met this hot guy last night at the bar and we went home together".

"Did he stay all night?"

"No! He was good for the three gets: get home, get off, get out".
by Jon KC June 1, 2007
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Gesundheist

A successful act of sneeze-theft, carried out by distracting someone who is about to sneeze from doing so
Mister A: Aa-aaa...
Mister B: Blurg!
Mister A: ...oh.
Mister B: Gesundheist!
by parpalarp flurbidy January 12, 2009
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Gesundshite

The courteous blessing extended to one who mistakingly blows their nose into the same toilet paper they just finished wiping their ass with.
"Rats! I just blew my nose into shitty toilet paper..."

"Gesundshite"
by Clayton Belknap April 2, 2009
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Gesus

Some guy: I worship Jesus
Me: You mean Gesus, retard
by cougarprideftw May 23, 2018
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gesundheit

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.
From the A Way With Words (waywordradio.org) radio show, Aug. 23, 2010:

Grant Barrett: "It's the second person singular indicative present of the verb 'to see', s-e-e."
Caller: "Gesundheit."
by buzhwa August 24, 2010
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Gets to the Real

When someone says something that is good and relates to other people or says something that is real
On the song Put You on Game by Lupe Fiasco he Gets to the Real

Rappers like Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and J.Cole Get to the Real on all their songs
by KingAlex2012 July 29, 2010
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