beats me

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beats me

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A shortening of it beats me

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  1. idiomatic, as response or with indirect question I don't know; I have no idea. Do you have any idea what "tergiversate" means? Beats me!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beats, me.

    Similar: search me

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phrase I have no idea

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"beats me." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beats%20me. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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beats me. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beats%20me

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"beats me." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beats%20me.

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@misc{beats_me_2026,
  title = {beats me},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beats%20me},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}