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

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

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Influencers showed off their high-protein diets filled with protein powders, eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese, poultry and red meat.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Dr. Stacey Rosen, AHA president, said the government’s encouragement to eat red meat and full-fat dairy products “has been shown repeatedly to be a not healthy way to eat.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"This is unquestionably a missed opportunity for Australia's red meat producers, processors and exporters," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Once when Kochu Maria took her to the butcher’s shop, Rahel noticed that the green five-rupee note that he gave them had a tiny blob of red meat on it.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy