Eat/ate = A derivation of “ate and left no crumbs,” eat/ate can be used both as a shorthand compliment (“That dress absolutely eats.”) and a way to refer to something that is a more cool, glamorous, elevated version of something else (“I love the Met Gala, it’s like Halloween costumes if they ate”). They can also be found as one-word comments on social media posts indicating a positive and approving reaction (“Did you see Maisie Williams’ bleached eyebrows? Ate”). Era = Popularized by Taylor Swift’s shifts in style between her albums, “era” refers to a specific period in someone’s life where they’re focusing on a certain aesthetic or lifestyle.