luncheon meat

American  

noun

1. any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.

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luncheon meat British  

noun

1. a ground mixture of meat (often pork) and cereal, usually tinned

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Etymology

Origin of luncheon meat

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Ruscha’s painting juxtaposes that epic event with a giant yellow and blue product logo for the spiced ham luncheon meat, looming above.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Just a mound of fried, charred, near-incinerated luncheon meat.

From Salon • May 7, 2017

A cup of canned chicken noodle soup has between 100 and 940 milligrams and 3 ounces of luncheon meat has between 450 and 1,050 milligrams.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2012

It is possible to view an entire series of New Tricks, for example, and still be unable to tell the difference between Dennis Waterman and a barrel of singing luncheon meat.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

“I imagined that the luncheon meat would activate her faculties. Over here. Mother Commerce.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole