meatspace

British

/ ˈmiːtˌspeɪs /

noun

slang the real physical world, as contrasted with the world of cyberspace

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Example Sentences

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Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk about his memes in meatspace.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Its lens of love focuses on the interplay of meatspace and insubstantial connections.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

The spokesperson described them as "NFT nerds" and said the platform's team was spread across different timezones and have mostly "never even met each other in meatspace".

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2022

He declined to guess at when e-sports might surpass their meatspace counterparts, but he did say that change was coming fast.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2018

And then there’s the biggest buzzkill: For all your internet innovations, the fate of your franchise still depends on football players bashing into each other in meatspace.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2017

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