# eat the onion

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To unwittingly and erroneously interpret a work of satire as literal fact, particularly a piece published by The Onion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eat-the-onion