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

It’s those Spam stories that keep the Minnesota-born luncheon meat in our cultural cupboards.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Traditionally, a muffaletta has Genoa salami, ham and/or mortadella, an Italian luncheon meat made from pork sausage.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2023

Spam fritters - made by battering and deep frying the the pink luncheon meat that was told in cans - became a food staple for many people during the rationing of the world war..

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2018

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

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole