red meat

American  

noun

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

Influencers gleefully showed off their high-protein diets, complete with eggs, cottage cheese, poultry and red meat.

From Salon

Shoppers looking for protein from red meat will pay much more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eating several servings of red meat or chicken with the skin on every day likely means your intake of saturated fats is too high.

From MarketWatch

Eating several servings of red meat or chicken with the skin on every day likely means your intake of saturated fats is too high.

From MarketWatch

One example featured a patient hospitalized for gout who told viewers that they "can reduce your incidences of gout if you cut back on your salt, your alcohol, and your red meat."

From Science Daily