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"
Used as a reply in certain contexts when someone has just saidsomething 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:
GrantBarrett: "It's the second person singular indicative present of the verb 'to see', s-e-e."
Caller: "Gesundheit."
I forgot to tell you, I sneezed at work the other day and farted at the same time. Ron said "gesundheit", so I'm fairly sure he heard the fart also. It was loud!
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.
Asking your partner to chew a liberal wad of bubble gum while doing it doggy style with you. She (or whatever) should then blow the biggest bubble possible. At the right moment blow some pepper dust in their face. Ideally they will sneeze mid bubble and cover their face with gum just as you both come. Gesundheit!
While watching the meandog pulling a "gesundheit" on Sylvester the cat I had an idea...
When you put pepper on your girls pillow before sex. You bury her head in the pillow while banging her from behind and when she sneezes she gorilla grips your man meat with her prison purse.
I threw some pepper on the pillow before hitting it from behind. She sneezed and about pinched my manhood off. I told her gesundheit and thanked her.
When a man applies pepper to his pubic region before receiving oral sex inducing a or multiple sneezes from the person performing the oral sex. When the person performing the oral sex begins to sneeze, the man receiving will hold the other persons head down so they can’t pull away to sneeze.