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title: "eat my shorts · GenZ Decoded"
description: "eat my shorts: A defiant, mocking retort meaning back off or forget it. Example: \"You want my homework? Eat my shorts.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# eat my shorts

Gen X[#bad](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/criticism/)

**Meaning.** A defiant, mocking retort meaning back off or forget it.

See it in a sentence

You want my homework? Eat my shorts.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [hop off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hop-off/),[put the fries in the bag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/put-the-fries-in-the-bag/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [bye Felicia](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bye-felicia/)

- Gen X · this one

    eat my shorts,[talk to the hand](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/talk-to-the-hand/)

- Boomer

    [bug off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bug-off/),[get lost](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/get-lost/)

- Plain English

    defiant, mocking retort meaning back off or forget it

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## Related slang

- [duh](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/duh/): A sarcastic expression meaning something is obvious.
- [duke it out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/duke-it-out/): To fight someone in a physical altercation.
- [extra](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/extra/): Over-the-top, dramatic, or doing too much.
- [fail](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fail/): A failure or embarrassing mistake.

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