Phrase guide

I'm rubber, you're glue

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Countering an attack on one's character.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: childish

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

An anapodoton from a longer phrase, "I'm rubber, you're glue; whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you".

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: det man siger er man selv — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Dutch: wat je zegt ben je zelf — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Finnish: se, joka haukkuu, on itse — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • German: was du sagst, bist du selbst, wenn du deine Klappe hältst — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Hebrew: הַכֹּל חוֹזֵר אֵלֶיךָ וְקָקָה בְּיָדֶיךָ (hakól khozér elékha v'káka b'yadékha) — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Hungarian: aki mondja másra, az mondja magára — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Italian: Specchio riflesso se ti muovi sei un cesso — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Polish: kto przezywa, sam się tak nazywa — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Romanian: cine zice, ăla este — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Russian: кто пе́рвый обзыва́ется, тот так и называ́ется (kto pérvyj obzyvájetsja, tot tak i nazyvájetsja) — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Spanish: rebota, rebota y en tu culo explota — I'm rubber, you're glue
  • Swedish: den som sa det, var det — I'm rubber, you're glue