Meanings
prepositional phrase
alternative back atcha · alternative backatcha · alternative right back at you
- USidiomaticUsed to return a greeting or insult.
"You're an idiot!" / "Yeah? Well, back at you, moron!"
1 more example
"Hey, good luck with that, buddy!" / "Right back at you, man!"
Synonyms: same to you, likewise
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseUsed to return a greeting or insult.
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Translations
Danish i lige måde, lige over
- i lige mådesame to you — see also same to you
- lige oversame to you — see also same to you
Finnish kiitos samoin, sitä samaa
- kiitos samoinsame to you — see also same to you
- sitä samaasame to you — see also same to you
Polish wzajemnie
- wzajemniesame to you — see also same to you
Russian и тебе́ того́ же, и ва́м того́ же
- и тебе́ того́ же (i tebé tovó že)same to you — see also same to you
- и ва́м того́ же (i vám tovó že)same to you — see also same to you
- сам тако́й (sam takój)same to you — see also same to you
- сама́ така́я (samá takája)same to you — see also same to you
Swedish detsamma
- detsammasame to you — see also same to you
Cite this entry
APA
back at you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20at%20you
MLA
“back at you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20at%20you. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back at you,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20at%20you.
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