ate
verbInformal
A 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.