red meat

American  

noun

1. any meat that is dark-colored before cooking, as beef, lamb, venison, or mutton (distinguished from white meat).

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red meat British  

noun

1. any meat that is dark in colour, esp beef and lamb Compare white meat

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Etymology

Origin of red meat

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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red meat

Her husband suffers from gout, and doesn’t eat red meat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Kennedy in particular has been invested in defending the honor of red meat, repeatedly arguing, against standard medical recommendations, that diets high in animal fat are good for you.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

The immune system responds, and the next time you eat red meat and related products it identifies those as a threat, resulting in an allergic reaction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

It doesn’t say anything about eating red meat that is high in saturated fat.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

He put one knee on the fish and cut strips of dark red meat longitudinally from the back of the head to the tail.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway