bite me

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"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.

Key facts for bite me
PropertyValue
Headwordbite me
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bite me” in English

bite mefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
  2. 2
    A taunting phrase, essentially meaning "I don't care".
  3. 3
    A command similar to "Leave me alone!", "Go away!" etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bite me appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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."
  2. "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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bite me"?
"bite me" is spelled B-I-T-E- -M-E.
What does "bite me" mean?
As an interjection, "bite me" means: An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
What is the origin of the word "bite me"?
Circa the 1980s in the United States, likely from the phrase bite my ass. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list