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

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luncheon meat

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

Who needs bacon when you can fry luncheon meat with your eggs and serve that with hotdog sausages and tinned tomatoes enriched with semi-skimmed and Kwik Save No Frills cheddar?

From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2020

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

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

From Salon ● May 7, 2017

Miss Trixie asked, sticking out a tongueful of masticated luncheon meat and bread.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole