eat my shorts
/ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/
"eat-my-shorts" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eat my shorts” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eat-my-shorts · eat my shorts · English
eat my shorts · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | eat my shorts |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “eat my shorts” in English
Rare enough to double-check
eat my shorts is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for eat my shorts, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Popularized by the TV series The Simpsons (1989), where it is a catchphrase of Bart Simpson. The correct English form is eat my shorts, spelled E-A-T- -M-Y- -S-H-O-R-T-S.
Definition
- 1An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eat my shorts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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."
Mickey: You could be the biggest fairy of them all! Meat: Eat my shorts!
Etymology
Popularized by the TV series The Simpsons (1989), where it is a catchphrase of Bart Simpson.
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.