吃土 Traditional form: 吃土 Pinyin (reading): chītǔ Definitions: (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items) Characters: 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth Traditional characters: 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth