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eat shit

1. (slang, vulgar, of a person) To fall and land on one's face.
   • 2009, Laura Thornhill (in Jack Smith, The Skateboarder's Journal - Lives on Board:

     Finally, for my 13th birthday, I got a skateboard — a Black Knight with those cool black urethane wheels. I cut my teeth on that board — and ate shit on it many, many times.

2. (slang, vulgar, humorous, of a person) To do something disgusting or strongly undesirable
   • Family Guy (TV series)

     Kathy Griffin: Kelly Clarkson had bronchitis and had to cancel. I had to eat shit and call Céline.

3. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see eat,‎ shit.

eat shit!

1. (idiomatic, vulgar) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

   "I fucked your sister!" "Eat shit!"

Miami English, a calque of Cuban Spanish comer (to eat) + mierda “shit” (to waste time).

eat shit

1. (US, slang, vulgar, chiefly Miami) To do nothing of importance; to idle.

• atheist, hastite, staithe, teatish