Ate

sounds exactly how you think it does

Ate

“nailed it” meets slay.

In Use

Reagan (age 12)

“No, because I got the exact right answer Ms. L. I was like, those numbers are giving my brain a heart attack. And you’re like just doing long dividing. And I’m like totally now remembering that I have to “bring down” before I do the next number. And I look up at the board and we did the exact same thing. You ate that math up Ms. L. Me too, though… Not us eating down!”

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Disclaimer: If you were not born in this century, please do not try to incorporate this slang naturally in day-to-day use. In attempts to connect to the younger generations, you will appear beg and unc (stay tuned, we'll unpack those terms).

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