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eat shit (third-person singular simple present eats shit, present participle eating shit, simple past ate shit, past participle eaten shit)

1. (slang, vulgar, of a person) To fall and land on one's face.

   Synonym: faceplant

   The sidewalk was icy, so I ate shit afer leaving my house.

   • 2009, Laura Thornhill, 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, of an object) To experience a catastrophic breakdown.
3. (slang, vulgar, humorous, of a person) To do something disgusting or strongly undesirable.
4. (slang, vulgar) To be soundly defeated.

   When he started insulting people's mothers, the bouncer made him eat shit.

5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat,‎ shit.

eat shit!

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

   Synonyms: fuck you, go fuck yourself

   Eat shit! I’m not giving you any more money!

Calque of Spanish comer mierda (“to waste time”) in the context of Cuban Spanish

eat shit (third-person singular simple present eats shit, present participle eating shit, simple past ate shit, past participle eaten shit)

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

• ate shit, atheist, hastite, staithe, teatish