eat my shorts
/ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/
"eat-my-shorts" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eat my shorts” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.
| 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) |
Where “eat my shorts” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for eat my shorts is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “eat my shorts”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-A-T- -M-Y- -S-H-O-R-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈiːt maɪ ˈʃɔːɹts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.