eat my shorts
phrase/ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/
Etymology
Popularized by the TV series The Simpsons (1989), where it is a catchphrase of Bart Simpson.
Definitions
An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.
- Notre Dame boys greeted one another with "Eat It" to be answered by "Eat It Raw" or "Eat a Big One" or "Eat My Shorts," sometimes "Eat My Crusty Shorts."
- Mickey: You could be the biggest fairy of them all! Meat: Eat my shorts!
- Richard Vernon: You're not fooling anyone, Bender. The next screw that falls out will be you. John Bender: Eat my shorts. Richard Vernon: What was that? John Bender: Eat... My... Shorts.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA