A fork of Rural Dictionary
Going face-first into the ground.
I was speeding down the highway at 70 mph and someone dove in front of me. I nearly got knocked off my bike. Eating dirt would've sucked.
A reverse psychology trick Edd used on Ed.
Edd: Listen carefully. Do not eat that dirt. Ed: (looks at the pile of dirt and chuckles... then starts wolfing down the dirt).
to fall on the ground, preferably on your face also see eating dirt
jareth fainted, causing him to eat dirt
when you tell someone to eat dirt, it is usually to present a minor form of annoyance. for example, if someone stole my pen, i’d glare at them and tell them to eat dirt. now, if someone killed my cat, i’d kill them. big difference.
“eat dirt” i say to the annoyance of a child who is consistently tugging on my leg.