# I'll get my coat

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. An admission that one has embarrassed oneself and should leave.

## Etymology
From a recurring sketch in British 1990s comedy series The Fast Show, in which a character embarrasses himself and announces "I'll get my coat" (pronounced as "me coat") before departing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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