i know you are but what am i

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Assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt

I know you are but what am I? Jeannie would say out loud, whenever I mouthed a name at her.

i know you are but what am i

    Hyphenation

    i know you are but what A·m i

    Turkish pronunciation

    ay nō yu ır bʌt hwʌt äm ay

    Pronunciation

    /ˈī ˈnō ˈyo͞o ər ˈbət ˈhwət ˈam ˈī/ /ˈaɪ ˈnoʊ ˈjuː ɜr ˈbʌt ˈhwʌt ˈæm ˈaɪ/

    Etymology

    () Uncertain, but dates back at least to the 1970s, as reported in Lee Thayer, Communication (1974), p. 21.
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