Frankenfood

//ˈfɹæŋk(ə)nˌfuːd// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Genetically modified food. colloquial, countable, derogatory, uncountable

    "As one of the largest producers of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country, Monsanto has been vilified by activists who describe GM products as 'frankenfood.'"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of frankenfood. alt-of, countable, uncountable

Example

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"As one of the largest producers of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country, Monsanto has been vilified by activists who describe GM products as 'frankenfood.'"

Etymology

From franken- + food.

Related phrases

genetically modified

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