organ meat

[awr-guhn meet]

noun

1. offal.

   A recent spate of articles and news stories about the health benefits of organ meat has brought in a number of new customers looking for liver and kidneys.

Word History and Origins

Origin of organ meat¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Johnson built his audience with implausible claims that he built his body through workouts and an “ancestral” diet, which he erroneously says is mostly meat, especially organ meat.

From Salon

Kotsur’s reward: haggis, a Scottish delicacy in which organ meat is put inside a sheep’s stomach and cooked.

From Seattle Times

I don’t like a lot of organ meat.

From Los Angeles Times

Although sausage lovers associate the term "wurst" with delicious grillables, appending it to an organ meat negates all of its appeal.

From Salon

“The heat’s hitting the Brits extra hard, because the Brits aren’t used to extreme weather, and the houses over there — especially older ones — were built to retain warmth. Now luckily, Brits can keep cool with their light and refreshing cuisine of potted organ meat, battered fish and room-temperature beer.”

From New York Times