bite me
"bite-me" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bite me” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bite-me · bite me · English
bite me · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bite me |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bite me” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bite me is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
bite me doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Circa the 1980s in the United States, likely from the phrase bite my ass. The correct English form is bite me, spelled B-I-T-E- -M-E.
Definition
- 1An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
- 2A taunting phrase, essentially meaning "I don't care".
- 3A command similar to "Leave me alone!", "Go away!" etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bite me appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She swiped at her tears with the palm of her hand, slipped his front-door key into the breast pocket of his leather suit jacket, whispered to the dead man, "Bite me, asshole."
"We was talking and stuff, and I'm, like, I am SO not going there! And he just went, okay whatever, and I'm like FINE! Like I could care less, and then he goes, like, yeah bite me—"
Etymology
Circa the 1980s in the United States, likely from the phrase bite my ass.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.