my bad

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Seems to have originated from a phrase by Manute Bol, a player of Sudanese origin for the Golden State Warriors basketball team in California. Other players picked it up and started using it.

[edit] Interjection

my bad

  1. (colloquial) My fault; mea culpa.
    Yes, I realize the humvee isn't supposed to be parked in the heirloom flowerbed. My bad.

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