ate out

Skipped home cooking

Ate out is the past tense of eat out.

The primary meaning is to dine at a restaurant rather than at home: We ate out every night on vacation.

In vulgar slang, ate out means performed oral sex on someone, typically a woman: He ate her out.

Related

bistro · buffet · menu · indulgence · splurge · food truck · fast food · takeout container · doggy bag · tip · dessert · café · date night · special occasion · entrée · convenience · appetizer · bill

Opposites
dining location

ate outstayed in

Didn't go out

meal preparation source

ate outordered in

Requested delivery food

food preparation source

ate outself-catered

Preparing your own meals

Family

ate, out, eats, eating, eaten, eater, eaters, outer, outing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG