Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. a general statement of contempt or dismissal; often ext. as kiss my ass in Macey’s window!

1508		Dunbar ‘Flyting of Dunbar & Kennedy’ in Laing Poems (1834) II 70: Thy Commissar Quintyne biddis thee cum kiss his erse.
c.1580		A. Montgomerie Invectiues Capitane Allexander Montgomeree and Pollvart in Parkinson (Poems) (2000) 99a line 11: Leaue off thy flytting, come kisse my Erse.
a.1620		poem in Wardroper (1969) 100: O sweetheart, come and kiss me / Where I did sit on Sunday.
1639		Chapman & Shirley Ball V iii: win: I kiss your hand. bos: Kiss my hand! Kiss my ----, noble ladies.
1659		J. Howell Paroimiographia Proverbs 11: Kiss my arse for a week of fair weather.
1670		J. Ray Proverbs 183: You ’ld kiss my a--- before my breeches be down.
1680		M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 4: You might have said, you ill-bred Bumkin, / God b’w’ye, Kiss my Arse, or something.
1680		M. Stevenson Wits Paraphras’d 161: Your Worship writes for leave to come, / To kiss the backside of my Bum.
1690		Pagan Prince 69: Let all the Bullets in the Belgian Fleet, kiss where I sate on Sunday.
1695		‘Once, Twice, Thrice, I Julia Try’d’ in Farmer (1897) II 83: So kiss my arse disdainful Sow.
a.1701		N. Ward Revels of the Gods 6: Mine A—rs Kiss, says Juno.
1705		Vanbrugh Confederacy I i: He sets his Arms a kimbo, cocks his saucy Hat in my Face, turns about upon his ungracious Heel, as much as to say Kiss --------.
1712		J. Arbuthnot Hist. of John Bull 86: Then Nic. lolled out his tongue, and turned up his bum to him; which was as much as to say, kiss -----.
1728		Vanbrugh & Cibber Provoked Husband II i: Very well, says Roger, you shall see what our Meyster will say to ye! Your Meyster? says he; your Meyster may kiss my ----.
1739		R. Bull Grobianus 13: [footnote] On his happening to sneeze a second Time, she said, Kiss my A....
1743		Fielding Life of Jonathan Wild (1784) II 190: The captain with great scorn replied, Kiss ------ &c.
1774		Bridges Burlesque Homer 14: My resolution still is, To bid you kiss my --, Achilles.
1788		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (2nd edn) n.p.: Kiss Mine A-se. An offer, as Fielding observes, very frequently made, but never, as he could learn, literally accepted.
1789		Both Sides of the Gutter part II 10: I’m de boy [...] dat bid de English Parliament kiss our a—ses.
1794		Sporting Mag. Jan. III 216/1: A third [man] called himself ‘Kiss my Backside.’.
1798		‘Actresses’ in Hilaria 106: He bids her foes to kiss her a—se, / For he’s made her c—t a Duchess.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1788].
1817		W. Scott Search after Happiness in The Sale-Room V 1 Feb. xvi: Kiss my breech, and go to hell!
1823		J. Winston Drury Lane Jrnl 16 Oct. 69: Elliston said to De Lancey he and his Mrs. ‘might kiss his arse’.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue [as cit. 1788].
1839		Crim.-Con. Gaz. 14 June 199/1: Dey gib him great offence and him bid dem all kiss my a—e.
1843		Satirist & Sporting Chron. (Sydney) 1 Apr. 3/2: What part of his beautified person does he wish them to kiss, sure not his A—.
1851		W.H. Bell Diary 21 Mar. Alderman calling him a damn liar & go to hell God damn you & the fat man told him to kiss his aass.
1852		Bell’s Life in Sydney 3 July 3/4: ‘Let me kiss those rosy lips,’' exclaimed 22 B ; ‘You may kiss my rosy —,’ replied Kitty.
1860		Karl Marx letter to F. Engels 29 Feb. in Wheen Karl Marx (1999) 269: I should tell them that i was a foreigner and that they should kiss me on the arse.
c.1864		‘Is It Anybody’s Business?’ Rakish Rhymer (1917) 143: Is it anybody’s business if you should—kiss my a—e? [Ibid.] 156: And if you do not like it, / Why just kiss my backside.
1865		letter q. in Wiley Life of Johnny Reb (1943) 212: The people [that] speakes slack about me may kiss my —.
1870		Cythera’s Hymnal 62: ‘You be buggered and miss my arse!’.
1898		Special Instructions to Players prob. hoax doc. ‘issued‘ by US baseball authorities single sheet: Such brutal language as ‘You cock-sucking son of a bitch!’ ‘You prick-eating bastard’ ‘You cunt-lapping dog!’ ‘Kiss my ass, you son of a bitch!’ [...] and many other revolting terms.
1922		Joyce Ulysses 140: Will you tell him he can kiss my arse? Myles Crawford said, throwing out his arm for emphasis.
1922		Gippsland Times (Vic.) 2 Nov. 5/2: Aw-cripes, dont pull my leg, / Yer boilin’, are yer? Kiss my cuff!
1927		W. Edge Main Stem 114: ‘What the hell’s the matter with you, Blondey?’ ‘Aw—kiss the seat of my pants.’.
1928		R. Fisher Walls Of Jericho 55: ‘Well, kiss my assorted peanuts!’ ejaculated Bubber. [Ibid.] 148: Well, kiss my Aunt Annie’s preserves!
1933		J.T. Farrell Gas-House McGinty 50: Kiss mine, Gas-House, Lapp said.
1934		H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 146: ‘Kiss my arse,’ she flung over her shoulder in Yiddish. [Ibid.] 312: ‘Aaa, kiss my axle,’ Polly glowered.
1939		(con. 1880–90s) S. O’Casey I Knock at the Door 37: So one fine day, without as much as a goodbye or a kiss me arse to the rest of them, he set his face towards Dublin.
1942		(con. 1890s) S. O’Casey Pictures in the Hallway 267: Mailmurra left [...] without as much as an I’m off, or So long, or even a kiss me arse.
1942		Z.N. Hurston Dust Tracks On a Road (1995) 693: You kiss my black, independent, money-making ass!
1948		in Randolph & Legman Ozark Folksongs and Folklore (1992) I 140: Will you marry me, my honey? – / Kiss my butt, you son-of-a-bitch, / ’Cause you ain’t got no money!
1949		in Randolph & Legman Ozark Folksongs and Folklore (1992) I 99: She was big around the waist, / And her apron wouldn’t fasten, / [...] / But if this girl should pass / They can kiss my dirty ass.
1950		L.O’Flaherty Insurrection 77: ‘Kiss my arse,’ the woman said to him contemptuously.
1952		(con. 1948) G. Mandel Flee the Angry Strangers 67: Well, kiss my royal ...
1953		T.A.G. Hungerford Riverslake 174: Me? They can kiss my Royal Irish!
1953		L. Uris Battle Cry (1964) 129: Well, kiss my moneymaking ass.
1954		(con. 1920s–30s) J.O. Killens Youngblood (1956) 128: Tell Crossroads, Georgia, kiss my royal hindparts.
1955		D. Hitchens Sleep with Strangers (1983) [ebook] ‘I’ll bet when he left he didn’t even say, kiss my foot. He sure made a sap out of you’.
1961		R. Gover One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding 22: I say t’myself, Well kiss my blackass!
1962		(con. WWII) J.O. Killens And Then We Heard The Thunder (1964) 36: Well, kiss my ass in Macey’s window – I’ll be a rotten mama-jabber!
1963–74		B. Humphries Barry McKenzie [comic strip] in Complete Barry McKenzie (1988) 35: I thought, kiss my arse if that sheilah doesn’t bang like a shithouse door.
1968		P. Barnes Ruling Class I xv: We don’t want love, we want a fat slice o’ revenge. Kiss my arse!
1969		‘Iceberg Slim’ Pimp 59: Well, kiss my dead mammy’s ass, if it ain’t ‘Macking Youngblood’.
1972		J.B. Keane Letters of Irish Parish Priest 35: ‘Kiss me arse,’ she said and no more.
1973		B.S. Johnson All Bull 64: Sign on! They can kiss my Royal Norfolk rectum!
1977		L. Heinemann Close Quarters (1987) 28: ‘Wall, kiss ma ass!’ said Haskins. ‘Cross, ya mutha, what’s yo pleasure?’.
1982		M. Braun Judas Tree (1983) 98: Kiss my dusky butt!
1983		M. Read Scouting for Boys in Best Radio Plays (1984) 175: The working class can kiss my arse / I’ve got the foreman’s job at last.
1984		(con. 1968) C. White Life and Times of Little Richard 142: If you don’t like what I’m doing you can kiss my ass! The door swings both ways!
1985		‘Thommo’ Dict. Aus. Swearing & Sex Sayings 77: KISS MY ARSE — You’re only jealous because I’m better than you.
1992		S.L. Hills Tragic Magic 148: I wanted to tell them to kiss my black ass.
1996		J. Cameron It Was An Accident 7: Kiss my arse George you love him like I love him.
2000		Indep. on Sun. Mag. 9 Apr. 16: Kiss my ass, Jack, how do I know you wrote that?
2000		Penguin Bk of All-New Aus. Jokes 50: Why don’t you kiss my arse!
2001		S. King Dreamcatcher 7: Kiss my bender and how ya doin.
2002		A. Duff Jake’s Long Shadow 38: You’ an arsehole, Mr Bill. Kiss mine.
2004		E. Weiner Drop Dead, My Lovely (2005) 227: Just kiss my ass.
2011		Observer New Review 9/2: We’re in a position where we can say we did it without your help so kiss my ass.
2017		S.M. Jones August Snow [ebook] ‘I’d tell you to kiss my ass,” I said, “but I don’t want you getting that close to me’.
2021		S.A. Crosby Razorblade Tears 110: ‘Kiss my entire ass’.

2. (US) an excl. of surprise.

1973

S. Ace Stand On It (1979) 132: ‘Hey, Stroke,’ he said. ‘Well, kiss my ass. How you, Dock?’.