• EAT
n. 1. c1000 obs. – the act of eating; a meal
n. 2. a1000 obs. – that which is eaten, food
vb. 1. 1598 obs. – to absorb time wastefully
vb. 2. 1803 US sl. – to defeat decisively; to trounce; to destroy
vb. 3. 1818 Amer. dial. obs. – to drink
vb. 4. 1837 US jocular usage – to provide a meal or meals for
vb. 5. 1892 US sl. – to annoy, to bother, to vex
vb. 6. L19 sl. – to believe unquestioningly
vb. 7. 1910s sl., orig. theatrical usage – to enjoy immensely; to acclaim
vb. 8. 1916 Amer. sl. – to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on a person;
vb. 9. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – to take a profit from criminality
vb. 10. 1930s sl. – to verbally abuse
vb. 11. 1955 US sl. – in business: to absorb a business loss, expenses, etc.
vb. 12. 1961 Can. sl. – of tobacco: to chew
vb. 13. 1970 US sl. – to swallow; used esp. in the context of ingesting LSD
vb. 14. 1975 US sl. – to strike face-first; also, to be struck by, as a bullet
• EAT A CHAIN SAW!
int. 20C teen & high school sl. – drop dead!
• EAT A CHILD
vb. L18 sl. – to share in a treat given to the parish officers
• EAT ACORNS
vb. 1930s African-American sl. – to suffer humiliation; to accept defeat
• EAT A DICK
phr. 1990s African-American teen sl. – a phrase of dislike or dismissal
• EAT A FIG
vb. M19 rhyming sl. for ‘crack a crib’ – to commit burglary, to rob a house
• EAT A FILIPINO WITH ONE
phr. 1968 Amer. dial. – said when someone wants to pass on a compliment about you, in exchange for one about himself
• EAT A FURBURGER
vb. 1980s US sl. – to perform cunnilingus
• EAT A HACHI!
int. 1969 Amer. sl. – a vulgar taunt; go to hell!
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY
vb. 1972 Aust. sl. – to be very hungry
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE RIDER
vb. 1972 Aust. sl. – to be very hungry
• EAT ALIVE
vb. 1914 US sl. – to defeat decisively; to trounce; to destroy
• EAT-ALL
n. 1598 – a glutton
• EAT ALONE
vb. 1990s US criminals’ sl. – to be greedy
• EAT A MELDER
vb. Bk1905 Ireland – to eat too much
• EAT ANOTHER PECK OF SALT
vb. Bk1904 Sc. – to gain additional strength or ability to accomplish anything
• EAT A PECK OF SALT WITH ANYONE
vb. 1. 1737 Sc. – to have familiar conversation with
vb. 2. 1737 Sc. – to share many meals with anyone
• EAT A SHIT SANDWICH
vb. 1997 UK sl. – to accept humiliation as punishment
• EAT ASPHALT
vb. 2002 US sl. – to crash while riding a motorcycle, bicycling, or taking part in an recreational activity on the street
• EAT ASS LIKE IT WAS STEAK
vb. 1967 US sl. – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely
• EAT A STOCK
vb. 1988 US sl. – to buy undesirable stock to maintain an order market in the stock
• EAT A SWORD
vb. Bk1897 obs. – to be stabbed
• EAT AT THE SAME TABLE
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone
• EAT AT THE Y
vb. 1971 US sl. – to perform oral sex on a woman
• EA-TAY
n. 1938 US Pig Latin for ‘tea’ – marijuana
• EAT BAD FOOD
vb. 1974 Trinidad and Tobago – to get pregnant
• EAT BIRD-SEED
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. – to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly
• EAT BOILED CROW
vb. 1877 Amer. dial. – to ‘eat one’s words’; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done
• EAT BOX LUNCH AT THE Y
vb. 1950s US sl. – to perform cunnilingus
• EAT BULL BEEF
vb. L16 sl. – to become strong; to become fierce
• EAT CARDS
vb. 1991 US sl. – in blackjack: to draw more cards than you normally would in a given hand in order to learn more about what cards are remaining unplayed; the card-eater takes a short-term loss in hope of long-term big win
• EAT CHAIN!
int. 1997 US sl. – used as an insult; drop dead!
• EAT CHEESE
vb. 1. 1950s US sl. – to inform on, to betray
vb. 2. 1968 sl. – to ingratiate oneself; to bring oneself into the favour or good graces of another; to curry favour
vb. 3. 1970s African-American sl. – to be in love
• EAT CONCRETE
vb. 1971 US sl. – among truckers: to drive rapidly down a major highway
• EAT CRAP
vb. 1930s sl., orig. US – to submit to degrading treatment; to suffer and accept humiliation; to humble oneself, usually in order to attain a desired goal
• EAT CROW
vb. 1877 sl. – to suffer humiliations and insults without responding in kind
• EAT CUNT
vb. 1972 US sl. – to perform oral sex on a woman
• EAT DICK
int. 1982 UK sl. – used as a dismissive retort
vb. 1988 US sl. – to perform oral sex on a man
• EAT DIM SUM
vb. 2003 UK rhyming sl. for ‘take it up the bum’ – to take the passive role in anal intercourse
• EAT DIRT
vb. 1. M19 sl. – to act in a demeaning, humiliating manner
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing
vb. 3. 1936 Amer. dial. – to be thrown to the ground by a horse or steer
vb. 4. 1974 US sl. – to be thrown on one’s face
• EAT DIRT PIE
vb. M19 sl. – to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing
• EAT DOG
vb. 19C sl. – to ‘eat one’s words’; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done; to suffer humiliation and insult without reciprocating
• EAT DONG
vb. 1970s US sl. – to suffer humiliation
• EAT DRAG DUST
vb. 1944 Amer. dial. – to be humiliated
• EAT DRIED APPLES
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy
• EAT DRIED APRICOTS
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy
• EAT DRIED FRUIT
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy
• EAT DUST
vb. 1. M19 sl. – to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing
vb. 2. L19 US sl. – to be killed
vb. 3. L19 sl. – to leave; to travel
• EAT-‘EM-UP
n. 1976 US CB usage – a roadside restaurant
• EATEN
n. 1768 Sc. – juniper
• EATEN AND SPUED
adj. c1779 Sc. – unhealthy
• EATER
n. 1. 1926 Amer. dial. – a fruit that is good to eat uncooked
n. 2. 1990s sl. – a café, a restaurant
n. 3. 2001 US sl. – a person who eats marijuana
• EATERIE
n. 20C sl., orig. US – a restaurant
• EATERS
n. 1910s Aust. sl. – false teeth
• EATERY
n. 1901 sl., orig. US – a restaurant
• EAT FACE
vb. 1968 US students’ sl. – to engage in passionate kissing of the mouth and face; to neck
• EAT FADGE
vb. 1863 Eng. dial. – to partake of hospitality on New Year’s Day
• EAT FIST-MEAT
vb. M16 sl. – to receive a punch in the mouth
• EAT FLAMING DEATH!
int. 1975 US sl. – used as an overblown expression of hostility
• EAT FOR BREAKFAST
vb. 1970 Aust. sl. – to vanquish, to outdo, to overcome
• EAT FROM THE BUSHY PLATE
vb. 2001 UK sl. – to engage in oral sex on a woman
• EAT FUCK!
int. 1979 US sl. – used as a dismissive retort
• EAT FUR PIE
vb. 1940s sl. – to perform cunnilingus
• EAT GRASS
vb. 1. 1977 Amer. dial. – to be thrown to the ground by a horse or steer
vb. 2. 20C US sl. – to be thrown or to fall on one’s face
• EAT GRAVEL
vb. 1933 US sl. – to be thrown on one’s face
• EAT GREEN APPLES
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy
• EATH
adj. 1. c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – of an action: easy, not difficult
adj. 2. c1205 obs. – comfortable, at ease, free from pain
adj. 3. a1225 obs. – making slight resistance; presenting few difficulties; easy
adj. 4. c1250 obs. – of a person: easy to be entreated, gentle; also, ready, susceptible
adv. a1000 obs. exc. Sc. – easily, readily, without difficulty
• EAT HAIR PIE
vb. 1940s sl. – to perform cunnilingus
• EATHE
vb. c1250 obs. rare – to lighten, to alleviate, to assuage
• EAT HEMPSEED
vb. E17 sl. – to be hanged
• EATHFUL
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – comfortable
• EATHLINS
adv. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – easily, readily
• EATHLY
adj. 1. c890 obs. – inconsiderable, slight, trifling
adj. 2. c1000 obs. – easy, not difficult
adj. 3. c1200 obs. – of a person: low in station; mean in character
adj. 4. c1200 obs. – of a thing: of small value
adv. 1. c1000 obs. exc. Sc. – easily, readily, without difficulty
adv. 2. c1225 obs. – at an easy price, cheaply
• EAT-HOUSE
n. 2000s US sl. – a café or restaurant
• EATHS
adv. 1594 obs. – easily
• EATHY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – easy
• EATIFIED
adj. 1953 Amer. dial. – having an appetite
• EAT ILL
vb. 1677 obs. – to be badly fed
• EATIN’ AIN’T CHEATIN’
phr. 1994 US sl. – used as a jocular assertion that oral sex does not rise to the level of adultery or infidelity
• EAT IN DUTCH STREET
vb. 1910s sl. – to share expenses
• EATING
adj. 1483 obs. – greedy, voracious
n. 1. 1483 arch. – an act of taking food; a meal; also, a way or manner of feeding
n. 2. 1939 Amer. dial. – appetite
• EATING CORN
adj. 1940s Aust. prison sl. – serving time in prison
• EATING IN HELL
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – dining at Taco Bell
• EATING IRON
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – an eating utensil
• EATING JOINT
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a small, inferior restaurant
• EATING MATCH
n. M19 W. Indies sl. – a feast
• EATING MEMBER
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all
• EATING MIDDEN
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a glutton, one who sacrifices everything to the gratification of its appetite
• EATING-ROOM
n. 1613 arch. – a room appropriated for eating; a dining-room
• EATINGS
n. 1876 US sl. – food
• EATING-STUFF
n. 1. M20 US sl. – a woman who looks delicious and desirable
n. 2. M20 US sl. – a good-looking woman who inspires a male to perform cunnilingus
• EATING TACKLE
n. 20C sl. – teeth
• EATING TOBACCO
n. 1901 US sl. – chewing tobacco
• EATING TOOL
n. 1927 US sl. – an eating utensil; knives, forks, etc.
• EATING-WATER
n. 1877 Eng. dial. – water fit for drinking; drinking water
• EAT IN THE SAME PLATE
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone
• EAT IRON
vb. 1594 obs. – to be stabbed
• EATISH
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. – having an appetite; usually used in negative
• EAT IT
int. 1952 US sl. – used as a vulgar retort; a term of dismissal or disdain
vb. 1. 1916 US sl. – to perform cunnilingus or fellatio
vb. 2. 1928 US sl. – to submit to degrading treatment
vb. 3. 1930s sl. – to suffer humiliation, esp. in attaining a desired goal
vb. 4. 1940 US sl. – to be extremely objectionable, offensive, or unsatisfactory; to ‘suck’
vb. 5. 1968 US students’ sl. – to do very poorly on an exam, etc.
vb. 6. 1970s US sl. – to be unpleasant
vb. 7. 1982 Hawaiian youth usage – to suffer an accident, esp. a fall
vb. 8. 1982 US military usage – to be killed; to die
vb. 9. 1991 US sl. – in surfing: to lose control and fall from your surfboard
• EAT IT RAW!
int. 1957 US sl. – used as a vulgar retort
• EAT ITS HEAD OFF
vb. 18C sl. – of a person or thing: to cost more than it is worth
• EAT JAM
vb. 1940s US homosexual sl. – to perform anilingus
• EAT JOINT
n. 1920s US sl. – a restaurant, a café
• EAT LEAD
vb. 1927 US sl. – to be shot, usually fatally
• EAT LIKE A BEGGAR MAN AND WAG ONE’S UNDER JAW
phr. B1785 sl. – a jocular reproach to a proud man
• EAT LIKE A HORSE
vb. 1707 sl. – to eat ravenously
• EAT ME!
int. 1962 US sl. – used as a vulgar retort; shut up! you make me sick! the hell with you! go away!
• EAT-MEAT
n. 1875 Sc. – an idler, a parasite
• EATMENTS
n. 1942 Amer. sl. – food
• EAT ME RAW!
int. 1957 US sl. – used as a vulgar retort
• EAT MY GOOBER!
int. 1980 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of disgust or dislike
• EAT MY SHORTS!
int. 1979 US sl. – go to hell! drop dead!; an exclamation of dismissal or defiance
• EATNELL
n. 1611 obs. – a greedy eater
• EAT OFF
vb. M19 sl. – to annoy, to bother
• EAT ON
vb. 1918 US sl. – to annoy, to bother, to vex
• EAT ONE’S BONNET
vb. L18 sl. – to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong
• EAT ONE’S BOOTS
vb. L18 sl. – to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong
• EAT ONE’S CAKE AND HAVE IT
vb. 1639 – to have the advantage of both alternatives
• EAT ONE’S CAP
vb. L18 sl. – to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong
• EAT ONESELF
vb. 1867 Sc. – to be consumed with chagrin or vexation
• EAT ONESELF DONE
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to finish one’s food
• EAT ONE’S GUN
vb. 1975 US police usage – to commit suicide by shooting oneself with the barrel of the gun inserted in the mouth
• EAT ONE’S HAT
vb. L18 sl. – to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong
• EAT ONE’S HEAD
vb. M19 sl. – to ‘eat one’s hat’; to make a public admission of having been wrong
• EAT ONE’S HEAD OFF
vb. 18C sl. – of a person or thing: to cost more than it is worth
• EAT ONE’S HEART
vb. 1596 – to suffer from silent grief or vexation
• EAT ONE’S HEART OUT
vb. L19 sl. – to be consumed by jealousy
• EAT ONE’S LEEK
vb. 1599 – to submit to humiliation under compulsion
• EAT ONE’S LUNCH
vb. 1981 US surfing usage – in surfing: to be thrown from a surfboard
• EAT ONE’S NAILS
vb. E18 sl. – to do something foolish
• EAT ONE’S OWN FLESH
vb. 1611 – said of indolent person
• EAT ONE’S OWN HEART
vb. 1879 – to suffer from silent grief or vexation
• EAT ONE’S PANTS
vb. L18 sl. – to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong
• EAT ONE’S SALT
vb. Bk1895 – to be one’s guest, and hence under one’s protection for the time being
• EAT ONE’S SHIRT
vb. L18 sl. – to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong
• EAT ONE’S SHORTS
vb. 1970s US sl. – to die, to suffer
• EAT ONE’S TERMS
vb. 20C Brit. colloq. – to study for the bar; to be a law student
• EAT ONE’S THUMB
vb. 1768 Sc. – to be consumed with chagrin or vexation
• EAT ONE’S THUMBS WITH RAGE
vb. 1865 Sc. – to very angry or annoyed
• EAT ONE’S TOADS
vb. 1788 – to be a mean dependant, to toady
• EAT ONE’S TOOT
vb. M19 NZ sl. – to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life
• EAT ONE’S TUTU
vb. M19 NZ sl. – to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life
• EAT ONE’S WHITE BREAD
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. – to be well off
• EAT ONE’S WORDS
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to speak incoherently; to mumble
• EAT OUT
vb. 1. 1944 US sl., esp. military usage – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone
vb. 2. 1966 US sl. – to perform cunnilingus or fellatio
• EAT OUT OF THE SAME DISH
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. – to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone
• EAT PARROT BACKSIDE
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. – to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly
• EAT PARROT BAMDAM
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. – to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly
• EAT PARROT BOTTOM
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. – to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly
• EAT PARROT-HEAD SOUP
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. – to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly
• EAT PEACHES
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy
• EAT PIE
vb. 1980s sl. – to perform cunnilingus
• EAT, PIG, OR DIE
vb. 1835 Amer. dial. – to work hard or suffer the consequences; to fend for oneself, to struggle for existence
• EAT PLASTIC
vb. 1994 US sl. – of a hospital patient: to be intubated
• EAT POPCORN
vb. 1960s US drug culture sl. – to take some form of pill
• EAT PORRIDGE
vb. 1867 Eng. dial. – to live, to dwell, to reside
• EAT POUNDCAKE
vb. 1. 1940s homosexual sl. – to suck a partner’s anus
vb. 2. 1970s African-American sl. – to have sexual intercourse
• EAT PUMPKIN SEEDS
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to swell with pregnancy
• EAT PUSSY
vb. c1938 sl., orig. US – to perform cunnilingus
• EAT RAW
vb. 1. 1972 US sl. – to perform cunnilingus or fellatio
vb. 2. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – to defeat; to destroy mercilessly
• EAT RAW WITHOUT SALT
vb. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – to defeat; to destroy mercilessly
• EAT RAZOR BLADES
vb. 1972 Barbados sl. – to speak harshly and offensively
• EAT RAZOR SOUP
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. – to say something sharp or impertinent
• EATRESS
n. 1834 – a woman who eats
• EATS
n. 1782 UK – food, a meal
• EAT SALT WITH A PERSON
vb. 1539 – to enjoy his hospitality; also, to be dependent upon him
• EAT SAUSAGE
vb. 1984 US sl. – to perform oral sex on a man
• EAT SHIT
int. 1961 US sl. – used as a vulgar retort
vb. 1. 1930 US sl. – to submit to degrading treatment
vb. 2. 1942 US sl. – to be utterly contemptible
vb. 3. 1991 US sl. – in surfing: to lose control of a ride and fall off your surfboard
vb. 4. M20 US sl. – to put up with a lot of abuse
• EAT SHIT AND DIE
int. 1. 1960s US sl. – a dismissive expression
int. 2. 1986 US sl. – used as a powerful expression of dislike or disapproval
vb. 1930s sl. – to suffer and accept humiliation
• EATS JOINT
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – a small, inferior restaurant
• EAT SNOWBALLS
vb. 1930s US tramps’ sl. – to stay in the north during the winter – many tramps wintered in the warmer south
• EAT SOMEONE’S ARSE OFF
vb. 1940s US sl. – to criticize severely; to punish heavily
• EAT SOMEONE’S ASS OFF
vb. 1943 US sl. – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to criticize severely; to punish heavily
• EAT SOMEONE’S ASS OUT
vb. 1946 US sl. – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to criticize severely; to punish heavily
• EAT SOMEONE’S COOKIES
vb. 1. 1953 US sl., esp. military usage – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely
vb. 2. 1970s US sl. – to defeat someone
• EAT SOMEONE’S LIVER OUT
vb. 1927 US sl., esp. military usage – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely
• EAT SOMEONE’S LUNCH
vb. 1. 1959 US sl. – to defeat, to drub, to outdo, to injure, to beat physically; to make short work of
vb. 2. 1969 US sl. – to thrash; to get revenge
• EAT SOMEONE’S MEAT
vb. 1920s sl. – to perform oral intercourse
• EAT SOMEONE’S PANTS OUT
vb. 1934 US sl., esp. military usage – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely
• EAT SOMEONE’S TAIL OUT
vb. 1953 US sl., esp. military usage – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely
• EAT STICK
vb. 1862 – to be beaten (as with a stick)
• EAT SUPPER BEFORE ONE SAYS GRACE
vb. 1984 Amer. dial. – to have a baby in progress before marriage; to conceive a child
• EAT THE AIR
vb. 1597 obs. – to be ‘fed upon promises’, to be tantalized
• EAT THE APPLE, FUCK THE CORPS
phr. 1976 US sl. – used as a defiant yet proud curse of the marines by the marines
• EAT THE BIG ONE!
int. 1983 US sl. – to hell with you!
• EAT THE CALF IN THE COW’S BELLY
vb. M17 sl. – to rely on something that is uncertain; to anticipate unduly
• EAT THE COOKIE
vb. 1. 1978 Amer. sl. – to be vanquished; to endure defeat
vb. 2. 1997 US sl. – while surfing: to be pounded fiercely by a breaking wave
• EAT THE CRUTCH OFF A LOW-FLYING EMU
vb. 1985 Aust. sl. – to be very hungry
• EAT THE FACE OFF
vb. 1930s sl. – to verbally abuse
• EAT THE FLOORMAT
vb. 1981 US sl. – to throw yourself to the floor of a car
• EAT THE FRUIT OF ONE’S OWN DOINGS
vb. 1611 – to receive the reward of one’s actions
• EAT THE GINGER
vb. 1952 US sl. – to play the leading role in a play
• EAT THE GREASE
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. – to take the best of something
• EAT THE GREASER
vb. 1901 Amer. dial. – to ‘eat one’s hat’; to make a public admission of having been wrong
• EAT THE GREEN WEENIE
vb. 1970s US sl., orig. military usage – to get killed
• EAT THE GUN
vb. 1975 US police usage – to commit suicide by shooting oneself with the barrel of the gun inserted in the mouth
• EAT THE HEAD OFF
vb. 1930s sl. – to verbally abuse
• EAT THE LEEK
vb. 1599 – to accept humiliation submissively; to submit to what is humiliating
• EAT THE PACK
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a spendthrift
vb. Bk1905 Sc. – to waste one’s substance
• EATTOCK
n. 1905 Sc. – a tidbit, a dainty
• EATUM-UP STOP
n. 1976 US sl. – a roadside restaurant or truck-stop
• EAT TURKEY
vb. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. – to ‘eat one’s words’; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done
vb. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – to play second fiddle
• EAT-UNDA-TABLE
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. – a man who performs oral sex
• EAT UP
adj. 1. 1970s US college sl. – tired out, exhausted
adj. 2. 1990s sl. – disorganized, messy, all over the place
adj. 3. 1990s sl. – keen on, obsessed with
adj. 4. 1990s sl. – strange, unusual, crazy
n. 1910s Aust. sl. – (as ‘eat-up’) a meal
vb. 1. 1585 obs. rare – to elide or slur over syllables in pronunciation
vb. 2. 1830 US sl. – to administer a decisive or ruinous defeat to; to make short work of
vb. 3. 1843 US sl. – to rebuke or scold sharply or severely
vb. 4. 1873 – to take in greedily with the mind or senses; hence, to enjoy avidly
vb. 5. 1900s sl. – to do well; to act competently; to deal with efficiently
vb. 6. 1908 US sl. – to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly
vb. 7. 1930s sl. – to take control of, to ‘consume’
vb. 8. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin; to destroy
vb. 9. 1944 US sl. – to get the better of; to baffle, to foil
vb. 10. 1965 US sl. – of a wave: to overcome and knock a surfer from the surfboard
• EAT UP THE DIRT
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen to gossip
• EAT UP THE LANDSCAPE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• EAT UP WITH THE DUMB ASS
adj. 1984 US sl. – very stupid
• EAT VINEGAR WITH A FORK
vb. to have a sharp tongue …L19 sl.
• EAT WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN WHAT YOU CAN’T
phr. used for urging someone to be frugal and conservationist …1989 Can. sl.
• EAT WOOL
vb. 1976 US sl. – to be hit or, esp. nearly hit in the face by a volley
• EAT YOUR OWN DOG FOOD
vb. 2003 US sl. – to make use of whatever product or service you provide
• EAUBREKERE
n. c1175 obs. – an adulterer
• EAUBRUCHE
n. a1000 obs. – adultery
• EAU-DE-COLOGNE
n. 1. 1937 UK rhyming sl. on polari ‘palone’ (a woman) – a woman
n. 2. 1961 UK rhyming sl. – a telephone
• EAVE CAT
n. 1940 Amer. dial. – a man in pursuit of a sexual mate
• EAVELONG
adj. 1864 Eng. dial. – elliptical, oval, oblong; oblique, sidelong
• EAVES
n. 898 obs. – of a wood: the edge, margin
• EAVESDRIP
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen intently
• EAVESING
n. 1. a800 obs. – the act of trimming the edges of anything; clipping, polling, shearing; also, what is cut off; the clippings of hair
n. 2. a1225 obs. – the eaves of a house or stack; formerly used also for ‘roof’ and hence, for ‘dwelling’
• EAVINGS
n. 1890 Eng. dial. – the eaves of a house or other building
• EAZE
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to wheeze
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