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bite me

bite me interjection: an expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic, offensive, slang) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
    • 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."2009, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, The 8th Confession
  2. (idiomatic, slang) A taunting phrase, essentially meaning "I don't care".
    • "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—"2005, Ellen Notbohm, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, page 37
    • "I don't know, Tedd; can you sing without soap?" "Bite me."2006 April 5, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Apr 5, 2006
  3. (idiomatic, slang) A command similar to "Leave me alone!", "Go away!" etc.

Synonyms of bite me

Origin of bite me

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

Questions about bite me

What does bite me mean?
Bite me means an expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
What part of speech is bite me?
Bite me is an interjection.

Words near bite me in the dictionary

  1. bite in the ass
  2. bite in the bum
  3. bite indicator
  4. bite indicators
  5. bite it
  6. bite me
  7. bite my ass
  8. bite my shiny metal ass
  9. bite of the apple
  10. bite of the cherry
  11. bite of the reality sandwich

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