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Posted by R. Berg on November 24, 2002

In Reply to: What's the exact meaning of "bite me"? Thanks. posted by Bruce Kahl on November 24, 2002

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: The phrase, as used here in NY, is usually a retort to a negative comment, as in:
: "I don't believe you are still running Windows 95!"
: Answer: "Yeah, so what--Bite me!"

An explanation of its meaning is linked below (www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 8 messages 213.html).

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