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

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

It comes in a tin – it’s nuts and flour, combined to make what looks like luncheon meat, and you slide it out of the tin, cut it into slices.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2018

I learn that spiced ham is no longer considered just a luncheon meat and that even back issues of Smithsonian can be turned into sorbets.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris