thank you very much

• thankuverymuch, thankyouverymuch (chiefly humorous)

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thank you very much

1. Said to express greater gratitude than would be conveyed by thank you.

   Thank you very much indeed.

2. (sarcastic) Expressing indignation that anyone could doubt the preceding statement; thanks a lot.
   • 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], “The Boy Who Lived”, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

   • 2005 June 30, Malorie Blackman, “Callie Rose is 11”, in Checkmate (Noughts & Crosses; 3), London: Corgi Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 174:

     Sonny came round to childsit today. (Not babysit. I’m not a baby any more – thank you very much!)

   • 2015, Joy Cowley, chapter 13, in The Bakehouse, Wellington: Gecko Press, →ISBN, page 101:

     “Don’t call me honey bun,” said Mum. “I don’t need any of your Americanisms in this house, thank you very much.”

• See Thesaurus:thank you and Appendix:Deep gratitude

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