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eat up

Language; Slang

To eat in enjoyment. (Usually a command.) * Come on, now. Sit down and eat up! * Eat up! There’s plenty more where this came from.

erase

Language; Slang

To kill someone. * Sam had orders to erase Frank. * Mr. Big decided who was gonna erase who.

ESAD!

Language; Slang

Eat shit and die!: take what’s coming to you. (Usually objectionable.) * All right, you bastard, ESAD!

euchre

Language; Slang

To cheat or deceive someone. * Those guys’ll try to euchre you, so watch out. * I think the clerk euchred me.

eyeball

Language; Slang

To look hard at someone or something. * I eyeballed the contract and saw the figures. * The two eyeballed each other and walked on.

face the music

Language; Slang

To receive the rebuke that is due one. * You had better go in and face the music now. * You have to face the music eventually.

fack

Language; Slang

To state the facts; to tell (someone) the truth. (Black.) * That dude is not facking with me. * Now is the time to start facking. Where were you?

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