# eat crow

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌit ˈkɹoʊ/

## Definitions
1. To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.

## Etymology
First appeared in the US in the 1870s under the form eat boiled crow. Further origin unknown. Crow meat is considered unfit for consumption, but this is true of very many animals. Compare perhaps the association of black birds with misfortune.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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