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Ate

verb. past, pluperfect, and future perfect version of the word eat
To encounter an event, obstacle, or objective which is so trivial in comparison to the subject-actor's ability that the subject easily overcomes, ignores, achieves, or obtains in excess the event/obstacle/objective.

Metaphorically framing an event/obstacle/objective as similar to the relatively common act of eating food, to elevate the esteem/reputation of the subject-actor by implying that the event/obstacle/objective is easy, unremarkable, or ineffective compared to some trait or skill that the subject-actor's has.

See also, sibling terms "eating" and "I eat those"
A: Did you see my runtime just now?
B: Yea you ate, you went off.
C: You made it look easy! Butttt, I heard they're adding extra hurdles to the 500m race.
A: Pft, so what? I eat those. You'll see, after the tournament we'll be eating good, we'll be scooping up gold medal after gold medal.
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E: Me and F had a fight behind the school yesterday.
F: Damn, what? His punches hard! what you do, you don't even look scratched
E: I was in the wrong so I just stood there and ate his punches until he tired himself out.
by Darkhed June 29, 2023
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ate is the word if you want to tell somone that they are amazing and they slay
ur bestie: girl u ate period!!
me: i know i did
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ate, served and DEVOURED

when someone does something flawlessly, looked amazing, ate and ABSOLUTELY GIRLBOSSED
person 1: omg, did you see the barbie movie with Margot Robbie?!

person 2: yeah! they ate, served and DEVOURED with that movie
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Ate

A Ate (pronounced Aaa tay) is someone who bosses you around the house, and makes you their slave and punching bag.
Ate’s are so bossy.
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Ate Up

Typically a phrase used mostly by military personnel to refer to a person or organization as inefficient, derelict, etc.
Sheriff Gene Mitchell’s office and jail are ate up man. It’s a circus.
by Thorny Thor June 15, 2018
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Ate up

“Ate up” is meant by you whooped the person or fucked they shit up which still means the same thing
An example of getting ate up like you fight someone and lose they can say “bitch you got ate up” cause they beat yo ass simply
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person one: i love you ate

person two: aww thanks ily2 ate
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