# bite me

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/bite-me
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

## Examples

- If you think I am doing your chores, bite me.
- He told me to stop complaining about the project, so I just looked at him and said, bite me.
- When the supervisor suggested that I work through the weekend to finish the report, I was so frustrated that I nearly told him to bite me.

## Origin

Attested circa the 1980s in the United States, the phrase is likely a truncated form of the imperative bite my ass.

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