white meat

noun

1. any meat that is light-colored before cooking, as veal or chicken (red meat ).

2. meat that is light-colored after cooking, as veal or breast of chicken or of turkey (dark meat ).

3. Slang: Vulgar.,  a white person considered as a sexual partner.

4. Southern U.S.,  salt pork, fatback, or other pork without any lean.

5. Archaic.,  food made from milk.

white meat

noun

1. any meat that is light in colour, such as veal or the breast of turkey Compare red meat

Word History and Origins

Origin of white meat¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425