me three en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
A pun, based on a jocular re-interpretation of me too as me two.
Meanings
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(humorous, idiomatic, not-comparable) Used to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too". Can be continued as "me four", "me five", and so on.
Perhaps a first worker complained about an aspect of their work environment, and others chimed in—Me too, me three!
2006, Michelle Murphy, Sick Building Syndrome and the Problem of Uncertainty: Environmental Politics, Technoscience, and Women Workers, Duke University Press, page 1"I hate saying good-bye," Lulu said sadly. / "Me too," Pam said. / "Me three," Anna said.
1995, Jeanne Betancourt, Give Me Back My Pony, Scholastic Paperbacks,, →ISBN, page 16:"...Come if you can—he'd like that a lot." / "Me, too." / "Me, three." She gave a girlish giggle and unlocked her door.
1982, Richard Kluger, Un-American Activities, Doubleday Publishing, page 524