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//eɪt// Easy • Origin: Black and queer internet communities; mainstream early 2020s.

Shorthand for ‘ate that up’—performed so well that nothing was left; crushed it.

That choreography? They ate.

slay; served; gagged

Often followed by 'and left no crumbs.'

She layered dozens of clips in true decora style.

Keep it a 100 with me.

She girlbossed that startup.

A new fan theory suggests the villain is a clone.

She uploaded a spring haul video to her channel.

She swears by a 20-minute coffee nap.