eat my shorts

/ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/

phrase

An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. USidiomaticAn irreverent rebuke or dismissal.

    Mickey: You could be the biggest fairy of them all! Meat: Eat my shorts!

    1983, Roger Swaybill, Alan Ormsby, Bob Clark, Porky's II: The Next Day (motion picture)
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    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."

    [1977, James P. Leary, The Boys from the Dome […] , page 69

    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.

    1985, John Hughes, The Breakfast Club (motion picture)

    Her eyes are telling me, "Eat my shorts, you precocious little fart." I definitely haven't made a friend.

    1988, Greg Matthews, The Gold Flake Hydrant, page 232

    For instance, Bart often expresses his irreverence toward authority on "The Simpsons" by exclaiming "Eat my shorts."

    [1996, Douglas Rushkoff, Media Virus! […] , page 186

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bite mebite my assbite my shiny metal assblow mesuck my cocksuck your mum

Origin

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

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Translations

French va te faire shampooiner, va te faire shampouiner
  • va te faire shampooinerirreverent rebuke or dismissal
  • va te faire shampouinerirreverent rebuke or dismissal
  • mange de la crotteirreverent rebuke or dismissal
  • va chierirreverent rebuke or dismissal
Indonesian makan celana pendekku
  • makan celana pendekkuirreverent rebuke or dismissal
Italian ciucciati il calzino
  • ciucciati il calzinoirreverent rebuke or dismissal
Spanish cómete mis calzones, cómete mis pantalones
  • cómete mis calzonesirreverent rebuke or dismissal
  • cómete mis pantalonesirreverent rebuke or dismissal
  • multiplícate por ceroirreverent rebuke or dismissal
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APA

eat my shorts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20my%20shorts

MLA

“eat my shorts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20my%20shorts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eat my shorts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20my%20shorts.

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