Idiom
eat the onion
Meaning
To unwittingly and erroneously interpret a work of satire as literal fact, particularly a piece published by The Onion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He ate the onion and shared the fake news on his wall.”
“I felt embarrassed when I realized I had eaten the onion after posting that satire article as real news.”
“The journalist lost all credibility when he ate the onion, citing a satirical headline as evidence for his serious political report.”
Examples
simple
“He ate the onion and shared the fake news on his wall.”
contextual
“I felt embarrassed when I realized I had eaten the onion after posting that satire article as real news.”
complex
“The journalist lost all credibility when he ate the onion, citing a satirical headline as evidence for his serious political report.”
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