Why do we say "Kazoontight" when someone sneezes? (and I don't mean "to be polite)

MaggieG 5

It comes from the German expression 'Gesundheit', meaning good health, which they say when someone sneezes. May 06 05, 2:02 PM

StargateLover

i dont know, but you spelled Gesundheit wrong May 06 05, 5:05 PM

kaylofgorons

Yes, I figured it was spelled wrong; but because I didn't know how to spell it, I couldn't find it in Mr. Webster's big book of words. I did think it sounded a little German. Thanks! May 06 05, 5:38 PM

mooseman93

I've never heard that. May 09 05, 3:28 PM

Arpeggionist

One of the many responses to a sneeze. My grandmother would always say the long version: "Zu gesund, zu leben, zu lange jahren" - "to health, to life, to many long years." Many cultures have some superstitions involving sneezes, in Arabic-speaking lands people believe sneezing scares away demons and bad omens. In ancient European cultures people believed that there was a danger of one losing a piece of his spirit with every sneeze. So it was important to wish them health or to say some variation of "God bless you" or some other statement. The customs, if not the superstitions, have remained. May 09 05, 3:55 PM