Oops, my bad!!!

[airfoil]

Oops, my bad

I've seen this used in several places without understanding how it originated. Yeah, I know that its used to admit to making a mistake, but where did it come from???

 

[meltdown75]

I first heard it on Buffy and immediately sported a ...

Gradually heard it more. It's like saying, "my mistake" or "my fault". I'm of course talking out of my ass - I don't know exactly what it means.

 

[helloedchen]

from urbandictionary.com:

My bad originally came from the term my bag.
This was a term used when playing a game of spades (a common jail house or hood game with cards) In the game you would have to fortell how many "books" or hands you would take. If you went over that number it was called a "bag". If you were playing with a partner, which was mostly common, it is considered a courtesy to claim your mistake by saing "My Bag" or get shot.... : ) your choice... anyway this carried out to the street and stupid beverly hills bitches misundertood the ghetto term and said "My Bad" and it stuck in mainstream pop culture.

 

[FoBoT]

i first heard it from my brother in law, around 1996, when he was a teenager. or maybe a couple years later, but i know i first heard it from him when he was a punk

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

I thought it was from the movie Clueless?

 

[QuitBanningMe]

This has been around since the early 80s. I don't think it has anything to do with spades. I first heard it playing basketball.

 

[dsfunk]

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe
This has been around since the early 80s. I don't think it has anything to do with spades. I first heard it playing basketball.

 

[DougK62]

Like all lame phrases, I'd guess that it originated in the urban ghetto.

 

[airfoil]

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe
This has been around since the early 80s. I don't think it has anything to do with spades. I first heard it playing basketball.

LOL, so its got someting to do with basketball?

 

[GroundZero]

the movie "Clueless"

 

[imported_nerve]

werd

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
I thought it was from the movie Clueless?

Winnar!