my eye

English

Etymology

Apparently a shortening of all my eye.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU):

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Interjection

my eye

1. (idiomatic) Expression of disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust, or disbelief.
   • Cheech and Chong,

     Earache, my eye!

Usage notes

• Commonly used in sentences of the form "____, my eye!"

Synonyms

• my ass, my arse, my foot, my rear; see also Thesaurus:bullshit

Translations

non-gloss Expression of disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust, or disbelief

• French: mon œil (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• bah
• harumph
• pshaw