what the hell does this mean??

Question

once bitten,twice shy babe.

its an old boring song by some group i dont know of,but someone was playing there radio at my work & i heard it.now i keep thinking of it,& wondering what this crap means.
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Answer 1

It means that you learn from the first mistake and dont do it again!...;

Answer 2

"Once bitten, twice shy" is an old saying. It basically means that once you suffer the negative consequences of a certain action, you'll be less likely to do it again in the future.

Being a song, it's probably about a woman (aren;t all old songs about relationships?) so I'd guess the singer has been hurt by a woman in the past and is now more cautious about getting involved.

Answer 3

Hey, the song is by Great White. They titled their albums, one was Once Bitten, the other Twice Shy, and then the song Once Bitten, Twice Shy

It's an old phrase:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060705032501AA31FqF

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/10/messages/468.html

Answer 4

It means once you get screwed over, you are extra careful from then on with that same thing.

Example: You get bitten by a dog when you try to pet it.. next time you see that dog you likely won't be trying to pet it.

Answer 5

if you get burned (bitten) by someone...the second time you are not as (twice shy)trusting
....song by a bunch of crack head crazy girlie looking freaks in the 80's.

Answer 6

they saying means to learn from your mistake. the first time you were bitten, the second time you shied away from doing the same thng again.

Answer 7

"Once bitten, twice shy" is a proverb advising that trust, once betrayed, is not easily restored.

Answer 8

Great White; not sure what it means, though

Answer 9

Whitesnake rules, they aren't boring, they rock!