Ate!

v.

Heard in Longford

An exclamation indicating one has received a severe verbal scolding.

In use

If a mother was to give out to a child for not doing homework, they would reply cheekily 'ATE' or 'Ate like a dog'.

Posh English

If a mother scolded a child for neglecting their homework, the cheeky reply would be that one had been properly eaten alive.