Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eat my shorts

/ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: eat my shorts
IPA: /ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.

American usage

Example Sentences

"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."
"Her eyes are telling me, "Eat my shorts, you precocious little fart." I definitely haven't made a friend."
"For instance, Bart often expresses his irreverence toward authority on "The Simpsons" by exclaiming "Eat my shorts.""

Etymology

Popularized by the TV series The Simpsons (1989), where it is a catchphrase of Bart Simpson.

Usage

American usage

Questions

How do you pronounce eat my shorts?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/.
What does eat my shorts mean?: An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.
Where does eat my shorts come from?: Popularized by the TV series The Simpsons (1989), where it is a catchphrase of Bart Simpson.

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