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meatspace

British

/ ˈmiːtˌspeɪs /

noun

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

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

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025

The throughline to today is taut, with genres by and marketed to women, particularly romance, gaining popularity on BookTok and thus seeping into the meatspace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024

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

What makes a meatspace gathering a life-affirming source of intimacy, and a digital one a simulacrum?

From Slate ● May 12, 2020

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