Soylent

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat. uncountable

    "The soylent steaks were sitting like lead in his stomach and twice he had to go back to the dark and miserable toilet in the rear of the building."

Example

More examples

"In the sci-fi movie Soylent Green, there is institutionalized euthanasia because of overpopulation."

Etymology

Blend of soy + lentil, coined in Harry Harrison's 1966 Make Room! Make Room!

Related phrases

soylent bluesoylent greensoylent pinkmystery meat

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