dark meat

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noun

meat that is dark in appearance after cooking, especially a leg or thigh of chicken or turkey (distinguished from white meat).

Slang: Vulgar. a Black person, considered as a sexual partner.

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Origin of dark meat

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby dark meat

darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, dark matter, dark meat, dark mineral, dark money, dark nebula, darkness, dark of the moon

How to use dark meat in a sentence

Your choice of chicken — wings, tenders or dark meat, each tinted a supernatural shade of orange from the paprika and cayenne — lounges atop the waffle.
The terrific Uncle C’s tells a little known story about fried chicken in America|Tim Carman|September 27, 2021|Washington Post
Add the shredded chicken — light and dark meat — to the soup and let it warm through, about 2 minutes.
An aromatic chicken soup to restore the body and revive the spirit|Olga Massov|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I thought about the mother, her fear of the dark, of the harm she feared might come to her daughters.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The smell of grilled meat mixes with the exotic wafts of cinnamon tea served with a mush of sweet brown dessert.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
These are dark times for network TV, but experiments like Galavant are the silver lining.
‘Galavant’: A Drunken, Horny Musical Fairy Tale|Melissa Leon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The sailors sometimes use it to fry their meat, for want of butter, and find it agreeable enough.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He glanced aside, and saw an exceedingly pretty, dark face, which looked vaguely familiar.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Down in his galleries and chambers where it was dark as a pocket Grandfather Mole enjoyed himself thoroughly.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
The camp grew still, except for the rough and ready cook pottering about the fire, boiling buffalo-meat and mixing biscuit-dough.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair