The Top 15 ‘Mean Girls’ Quotes, Ranked by Usability
Emily Tannenbaum
Here are the best quotes from the cult-classic film "Mean Girls," based on usability.
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Mean Girls is over 15 years old, and somehow it’s still one of the most quoted movies in the Hollywood lexicon. It’s the queen bee. The star. How do I even begin to explain Mean Girls? One time, it punched me in the face. It was awesome.

In all seriousness, Mean Girls launched a new era of teen comedies, ones that take the viewer and their intelligence seriously. It was written by Tina Fey, what else did you expect? There’s a reason we still mark our calendars for October 3rd, wear pink on Wednesdays, and tell all our boyfriends that their hair looks sexy pushed back.

But who has the best Mean Girls quote? Is it HBIC Regina George (Rachel McAdams) or her scathing ex-bestie Janis Ian (Lizzy Caplan)? We all know it’s not Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), but could pinch hitter Plastics Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert) or Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried) take the crown?

Here are the 15 ultimate Mean Girls quotes, ranked by usability:

15.

Some of you don’t live by the rules of feminism and it shows. (Special shout-out to “irregardless,” which isn’t a word.)

14.

Me, every other day.

13.

Me, every day.

12.

Okay, maybe this one’s not the most usable, but it’s a damn funny quote.

11.

One of Mean Girls’ more underrated quotes, I use “I want my pink shirt back” to yell at my friends when I’m frustrated about life and they’ve done literally nothing wrong. It’s really the second “I want my pink shirt back” that makes it so cathartic.

Time for top 10.

10.

Honestly, she gets top 10 placement because, despite the odds, she made fetch happen.

9.

If you haven’t used this quote to get someone to go away or leave you and your group to scheme alone, you’re doing it wrong.

8.

When your friend swipes right on a guy with a fish in his Bumble profile pic.

7.

Real friends tell friends when they’ve piled on too much Marc Jacobs Daisy.

6.

Use anytime someone gives an opinion no one asked for.

5.

The quote that launched a thousand Instagram captions.

4.

The amount of times I’ve used this quote ^.

3.

Tag yourself. I’m definitely Karen.

2.

Does this one really need an explanation?

1.

Harsh, but it gets the job done every time.