Pound sand, go pound sand

Posted by Bruce Kahl on December 20, 2003

In Reply to: Pound sand, go pound sand posted by Susan on December 20, 2003

: I would like the meaning of the saying "go pound sand".

It means "go away" or "go play in traffic".

Also, at least here in the NY area, you can hear "go pound salt up your ass" which is a bit of an insult but is also in the same vein as pounding sand.