eats

eats
n.pl. colloq. food.

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present third singular of eat
plural of eat

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eats UK [iːts] US [its] noun [plural] informal
food or meals, usually at a social event

It won’t cost anything, except for booze and eats.

Thesaurus: general words for meals or foodsynonym types of mealhyponym

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/ˈiːts/ noun [plural]
informal :food

cheap eats

good eats

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eats [eats] [iːts] [iːts] noun plural (informal)
food, especially at a party

There were plenty of eats, but the bar soon ran out of drink.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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