What does it mean?
He was rejected romantically, usually after asking someone out.
Closest English saying: He got turned down; he was knocked back.
What does it literally say?
Έφαγε χυλόπιτα
Éfaye hilópita
“He ate hilopita (a kind of homemade Greek pasta).”
«Χυλόπιτα» (hilópita) is a traditional homemade pasta. In the expression, “eating” it means receiving a refusal.
Where does it come from?
Recorded from the eipane collection. The origin has not been verified against a primary source, so popular origin stories are not presented here as fact.
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