Shmeat
noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Animal meat grown artificially from a tissue culture. neologism, uncountable
"His work involves turning formless, textureless patches of the stuff into mass-produced form — like meat sheets, or what one might affectionately call "shmeat." […] So, to recap the opinions on the state of shmeat: It's animal-friendly but bad for the environment; we have the how-to, but not the how-come; unleashing unknown technologies is fodder for nightmares."
- 2 Synonym of meat (“penis”). slang, uncountable, vulgar
Example
More examples"His work involves turning formless, textureless patches of the stuff into mass-produced form — like meat sheets, or what one might affectionately call "shmeat." […] So, to recap the opinions on the state of shmeat: It's animal-friendly but bad for the environment; we have the how-to, but not the how-come; unleashing unknown technologies is fodder for nightmares."
Etymology
Blend of sheet + meat. In 2013, the word was on the shortlist for Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year.
From sh- + meat, possibly influenced by schlong.
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