eats out

Skips home cooking

Eats out means to dine at a restaurant rather than at home: We eat out every Friday night.

The phrase also has a vulgar sense: to perform oral sex, especially cunnilingus.

Context usually makes the meaning clear—dinner plans versus bedroom activities.

Related

café · etiquette · reservation · table for two · food truck · buffet · cuisine · fast food · dress code · gastropub · casual dining · takeout container · celebration · happy hour · bistro · date night · special occasion · entrée

Opposites
dining location

eats outstays in

Doesn't go out

orders in

food preparation source

eats outcooks

Applies heat to food

Family

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

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG