bite me

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English

Etymology

Circa the 1980s in the United States, likely from the phrase bite my ass.

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bite me

  1. (idiomatic, slang, offensive) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
    • 2009, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, The 8th Confession:
      She swiped at her tears with the palm of her hand, slipped his front-door key into the breast pocket of his leather suit jacket, whispered to the dead man, "Bite me, asshole."
  2. (idiomatic, slang) A taunting phrase, essentially meaning "I don't care".
    • 2005, Ellen Notbohm, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, page 37:
      "We was talking and stuff, and I'm, like, I am SO not going there! And he just went, okay whatever, and I'm like FINE! Like I could care less, and then he goes, like, yeah bite me—"
    • 2006 April 5, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Apr 5, 2006:
      "I don't know, Tedd; can you sing without soap?" "Bite me."
    • 2013 May 10, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, May 10, 2013:
      "Whatever. I'm going to go use your computer, see if Rhoda or Lucy are online." "Just be sure to stay out of the folder named 'Gender Studies' before eleven-fifty!" "Bite me."
  3. (idiomatic, slang) A command similar to "Leave me alone!", "Go away!" etc.

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References

  1. ^ “A biting commentary”, in Grammarphobia, 2018 December 28

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