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What is the Slang Term for Eating a Lot?

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While the clinical term is overeating, the informal ways to describe eating a lot vary wildly across different dialects of English. The most recognizable slang term for eating a lot in American English is 'pig out,' which uses animal imagery to describe consuming a large amount of food, often messily or without restraint.