fuck you, I got mine

phrase

Used to express an attitude that one does not care about helping others who are in a situation that one does not experience, or especially is no longer experiencing.

Meanings

phrase

alternative fuck you, I've got mine · alternative fuck you, got mine

  1. offensiveslangvulgarUsed to express an attitude that one does not care about helping others who are in a situation that one does not experience, or especially is no longer experiencing.

    The Republican agenda of deregulation and greed is good, and fuck you I got mine.

    2009 June 11, Miles Monroe, “Dealer bites the dust”, in alt.autos.hyundai (Usenet)
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    More importantly, it signaled an undercurrent that began at that time that the current generation of Americans see no bright future for the nation, that succeeding generations will not have the standard of living they enjoyed, so why invest in the future? It was a bunch of old grey beards saying "Screw You, I got mine!"

    1993 August 14, Bruce Salem, “Scientific American & religious discrimination: Part 0 of 1”, in talk.origins (Usenet)

    Millennials who get lucky breaks often use that as justification the systems aren't broken. AKA fuck you I got mine everytime^([sic])

    2016 February 23, @BraveArcanine, Twitter

    "we're all in this together" was their attitude when they thought THEIR lives were at risk if the community didn't respond accordingly. they're convinced they're safe, so now the "fuck you, i've got mine" attitude is out

    2024 February 25, @ofacursedman, Twitter

    i really fucking hate any sort of "fuck you i got mine" or "i suffered so you should too" mentality. a goal of any type of community should be to remove any type of hardships that previous members had to deal with

    2024 March 27, @arksoles, Twitter

    Synonyms: screw you, I got mine

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to express an attitude that one does not care about helping others who are in a situation that one does not experience, or especially is no longer experiencing.

Cite this entry
APA

fuck you, I got mine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuck%20you%2C%20I%20got%20mine

MLA

“fuck you, I got mine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuck%20you%2C%20I%20got%20mine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuck you, I got mine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuck%20you%2C%20I%20got%20mine.

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