Definition of be ate up

ate up

adjective

strange, stupid; "weird".
Don't worry about Eric, he's just ate up.
- See more words with the same meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange.
Last edited on Jun 05 2013. Submitted by Pekka Pennanen from Finland on Jun 21 1997.
not "squared away" (i.e. not organized or prepared: a mess.) If someone does something poorly, they're "ate up." Origin: the United States military. In the example phrase, "soup sandwich" is an example of something messy. Note: eight up may be the correct spelling.
You're all ate up like a soup sandwich!
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
Last edited on Mar 26 1998. Submitted by Nate Marx from Manassas, VA, USA on Mar 26 1998.
burnt out or exhausted from the use of illegal drugs, usually Ecstasy (MDMA).
He's really ate up from the rave last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of drugs.
Last edited on Apr 17 1998. Submitted by Maestro from Newark, DE, USA on Apr 17 1998.
outdone or outperformed in a contest, such as a sporting event.
Man, you got ate up by that move.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Last edited on Dec 22 1999. Submitted by Kevin Kronfeld from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Dec 22 1999.
crazy; insane.
- See more words with the same meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange.
Last edited on Mar 12 2002. Submitted by tiffany from Anderson, IN, USA on Mar 12 2002.
interested, to the point of near obsession.
He's ate up about the military.
- See more words with the same meaning: to like, enjoy.
Last edited on Jul 24 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 24 2007.
to be consumed with an incurable illness.
Mabel is ate up with the cancer.
- See more words with the same meaning: sick, ill.
Last edited on Nov 21 2008. Submitted by G. R. on Nov 21 2008.

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Other terms relating to 'a mess':
*sht show**	Definitions include: a drunken event/night of epic proportions.
blivet	Definitions include: less common spelling of blivit.
dump	Definitions include: to end an intimate relationship with someone.
3-ring circus	Definitions include: a chaotic event.
piggy	Definitions include: pig.
Charlie Foxtrot	Definitions include: US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck.
look like who did it and ran	Definitions include: to look disorderly, undesirable.
hit	Definitions include: messy, trashy, or dilapidated.
*sht**	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
to do	Definitions include: a fuss, commotion.
horrorshow	Definitions include: good; well.
snafu	Definitions include: Acronym for "situation normal, all fucked up."
blivit	Definitions include: a mess; something useless; something unappealing.
*cluster fck**	Definitions include: a mess, a really bad situation.
ghetto	Definitions include: of superior quality, excellent; "cool".
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Other terms relating to 'crazy, insane, weird, strange':
cra-cra	Definitions include: "crazy."
weird out	Definitions include: to make a person feel uncomfortable.
nuttso	Definitions include: misspelling of nutso.
off (one's) rocker	Definitions include: crazy, out of control.
more cuckoo than a clock factory	Definitions include: very cuckoo, i.e. crazy.
insane in the membrane	Definitions include: insane.
noid	Definitions include: paranoid, worried, crazy.
out there	Definitions include: unusual.
psycho	Definitions include: a crazy person; "a psychotic".
whacked	Definitions include: crazy or irrational. Also whacked out.
cracked out	Definitions include: tired and mentally dazed after excessive drug consumption.
cray-cray	Definitions include: crazy, i.e. strange, insane, or wild.
bobo	Definitions include: off-brand.
messed up	Definitions include: severely under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
bonkers	Definitions include: crazy, unbelievable, or highly agreeable.
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Other terms relating to 'sick, ill':
crunchy	Definitions include: exhausted, not well.
broken	Definitions include: hung-over from alcohol.
torn down	Definitions include: very inebriated.
sick as a dog	Definitions include: extremely sick, usually including having an upset stomach.
jacked up	Definitions include: injured.
out of it	Definitions include: under the influence of drugs.
Ebola-ed	Definitions include: sick.
dauncey	Definitions include: Peaked, haggard, listless.
blah	Definitions include: boring.
Ebola	Definitions include: excellent; "cool".
Other terms relating to 'to like, enjoy':
in love with	Definitions include: to like very much.
fall in like	Definitions include: to come to romantically like - though not love - a person.
trip	Definitions include: to take LSD.
tickle (one's) fancy	Definitions include: to be appealing to one.
love to pieces	Definitions include: to love very much.
LYL	Definitions include: acronym for "love you lots".
vibe	Definitions include: to get along well in a relationship.
nutty	Definitions include: crazy.
dugg	Definitions include: alternate spelling of "dug", i.e. the past tense of dig.
sweat	Definitions include: to be very attracted to someone, so much so that one nearly sweats when one sees the object of their affection.
fall head over heels	Definitions include: to fall in love.
kiff	Definitions include: to greatly enjoy someone or something.
hard-on	Definitions include: an erect penis.
bananas	Definitions include: unbelievable; ridiculous; crazy.
like like	Definitions include: to be romantically interested in someone.
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Other terms relating to 'to lose, be defeated, fail':
chase (one's) tail	Definitions include: to be unsuccessful.
jabroni	Definitions include: in "professional wrestling," a wrestler who intentionally loses to improve the image of the winner.
get owned	Definitions include: See own.
pillage	Definitions include: to defeat soundly.
nosedive	Definitions include: to fail.
buckle	Definitions include: to fail or err due to pressure.
bite it	Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground.
BBE	Definitions include: acronym of "Biggest Beating Ever," which can refer to "beating" as in a severe physical attack, or a severe defeat e.g. in a competitive sport.
also-ran	Definitions include: a loser.
go up in smoke	Definitions include: to fail.
grasp at straws	Definitions include: to make a futile attempt.
jobber	Definitions include: a "professional wrestler" who loses matches so as to build up a featured wrestler's win/loss record and crowd appeal.
whipping	Definitions include: a defeat.
go tits-up	Definitions include: to fail.
lost	Definitions include: to fail
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Other terms relating to 'under the influence of drugs':
crunched	Definitions include: very drunk or high.
lit up	Definitions include: Lit up refers to the man lighting up his lights on a squad car, he lit them up.
wrecked	Definitions include: severely under the influence of drugs.
faced out	Definitions include: Used to describe the way someone looks when high on Ecstasy (MDMA).
cabbaged	Definitions include: very drunk or under the influence of drugs.
geeked	Definitions include: to be extremely excited about something.
low	Definitions include: very much under the influence of marijuana; "very high".
spun	Definitions include: to be under the influence of methamphetamines.
wreck	Definitions include: to severely beat up or injure.
pegged	Definitions include: to be inebriated or on drugs.
tracks	Definitions include: a row of needle marks on a person.
amped-out	Definitions include: fatigued after amphetamine use.
loaded	Definitions include: large breasted.
dankrupt	Definitions include: without marijuana.
slip on the fun sticks	Definitions include: to be high or intoxicated, similar to loopy.
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'eat':
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
*ate up with the dumb ss**	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
BFFWEOAGSA	Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot".
*btch eating crackers**	Definitions include: The idea that when you are annoyed by someone enough, you get annoyed with anything and everything they do, even innocent things like eating crackers.
cheese-eating surrender monkey	Definitions include: a Frenchman.
creampie eating	Definitions include: a sexual practice: oral sex performed on a freshly inseminated vagina.
dog ate (one's) lunch	Definitions include: you're in big trouble.
EAD	Definitions include: acronym of "eat a dick."
E and R	Definitions include: An acronym for eat and run.
eat	Definitions include: to bother or upset.
*eat a btch**	Definitions include: expresses displeasure towards another individual.
*eat a dck**	Definitions include: insulting retort.
eat a furburger	Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus.
eat and run	Definitions include: To eat a meal at a restaurant and leave without paying.
eat a peach	Definitions include: to engage in cunnilingus.
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Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
*as fcked up as a football bat**	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
*ate up with the dumb ss**	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
back up off	Definitions include: to move away from.
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