include me out

English

Etymology

Reportedly a coinage (circa 1940) of American film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974), whose purported malapropisms were well publicized.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Verb

include me out (third-person singular simple present includes me out, present participle including me out, simple past and past participle included me out)

1. (nonstandard, humorous) Do not include me; leave me out; exclude me. [from 1940s]

   Synonym: count out

See also

• Goldwynism