fuck you, I got mine

English

Alternative forms

• fuck you, I've got mine

Phrase

fuck you, I got mine

1. (slang, vulgar, offensive) Used to express an attitude that one does not care about helping others who are in a situation that one is not, or especially is no longer, in.

   Synonym: (euphemistic) screw you, I got mine

   • 1993 August 14, Bruce Salem, “Scientific American & religious discrimination: Part 0 of 1”, in talk.origins‎^[1] (Usenet):

     More importantly, it signaled an undercurrent that began at that time that the current generation of Americans see no bright future for the nation, that succeeding generations will not have the standard of living they enjoyed, so why invest in the future? It was a bunch of old grey beards saying "Screw You, I got mine!"

   • 2009 June 11, Miles Monroe, “Dealer bites the dust”, in alt.autos.hyundai‎^[2] (Usenet):

     The Republican agenda of deregulation and greed is good, and fuck you I got mine.

   • 2016 February 23, @BraveArcanine, Twitter‎^[3]:

     Millennials who get lucky breaks often use that as justification the systems aren't broken. AKA fuck you I got mine everytime^[sic]

   • 2024 February 25, @ofacursedman, Twitter‎^[4]:

     "we're all in this together" was their attitude when they thought THEIR lives were at risk if the community didn't respond accordingly. they're convinced they're safe, so now the "fuck you, i've got mine" attitude is out

   • 2024 March 27, @arksoles, Twitter‎^[5]:

     i really fucking hate any sort of "fuck you i got mine" or "i suffered so you should too" mentality. a goal of any type of community should be to remove any type of hardships that previous members had to deal with

See also

• fuck you, Jack, I'm alright
• pull the ladder up behind oneself
• fuck you very much
• fuck you money