lunchmeat

[ luhnch-meet ]

noun

1. luncheon meat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunchmeat¹

lunch + meat

Example Sentences

From salmonella-tainted cantaloupe to listeria-laced lunchmeat, Marler Clark — which bills itself as The Food Safety Law Firm — has represented victims of every major foodborne illness outbreak in the United States.

From Seattle Times

Minnesota-based Hormel Foods — which raises turkeys for lunchmeat and roasts — expects output to fall through at least early next year.

From Seattle Times

There was a startling new intensity over the surrounding products as he searched, a nauseous dread emanating from the vacuum-sealed tombs that housed lunchmeat and pudding.

From Slate

Both Appel and Yankovic mention the scene in “Ray” where Jamie Foxx’s Ray Charles, arguing with his pregnant mistress, comes up with the hook to “Hit the Road Jack” in a matter of seconds; in “Weird,” young Al hears his roommate say something about lunchmeat, and within the hour, Al’s new song “My Bologna” is on the radio and climbing the charts.

From Los Angeles Times

“She earned the title ‘container lady’ because of her vast, yet neatly organized, collection of butter, cool whip, and lunchmeat tubs.

From Washington Post