eats

Etymology

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of eat

noun

  1. (colloquial) Food.
    When are we going to get some eats?
    The shower made me feel better, but I was still hungry. "I'm going to grab some eats." "Dinner will be waiting for you at home." "I'M GOING TO GRAB SOME EATS." 1978, John Linssen, Tabitha fffoulkes, Arbor House, page 109
    At most of these parties, no one knew who the host was, and you just heard from a friend that there was one, you got some eats and off you went. 2011, Chathuri Nugawela, Eastern Waves, Western Shores, Xlibris, page 81
    Buggs sighed. He would have preferred to go get some eats too, but Ermin was right. 2017, Derek T. Morgan, More Cats Tails, Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co., page 579

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