ate up
(slang, Appalachia) thoroughly weakened by disease, especially infection or cancer.
Seen in the wild
Silicon Valley is absolutely ate up with Bond villains.
Never played Tomodachi Life on 3DS but its latest glorpo simulator ate up tons of my free time over the course of a week.
And the woman who ATE up my pedicure last time is off on Wednesdays. Cut the cameras, deadass.
Never played it on 3DS but the latest glorpo simulator ate up tons of my free time over the course of a week. #TomodatchiLife
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(slang, Appalachia) thoroughly weakened by disease, especially infection or cancer.
“Silicon Valley is absolutely ate up with Bond villains.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Never played Tomodachi Life on 3DS but its latest glorpo simulator ate up tons of my free time over the course of a week.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And the woman who ATE up my pedicure last time is off on Wednesdays. Cut the cameras, deadass.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Never played it on 3DS but the latest glorpo simulator ate up tons of my free time over the course of a week. #TomodatchiLife”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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