Meanings
phrase
- social mediaA demand for no debate regarding a controversial statement.
The Star Wars prequels were great, don't @ me.
Origin
In reference to the ability to type a user's handle after an @ (at) sign on social media in order to direct a message at them, especially an angry response.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不喜勿噴 /不喜勿喷
- 不喜勿噴 /不喜勿喷 (bùxǐwùpēn)Translations
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APA
don't @ me. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20%40%20me
MLA
“don't @ me.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20%40%20me. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't @ me,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20%40%20me.
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