ate
verbInformal
An American English slang term. Browse all American slang.
What it means
Performed or executed something brilliantly. 'She ate that.' Often extended to 'ate and left no crumbs' for a flawless performance.
In use
She ate that performance.
Ate and left no crumbs.
Where it comes from
From Black and LGBTQ+ ballroom vocabulary, spread widely through drag performance and short-form video.