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meatspace

British

/ ˈmiːtˌspeɪs /

noun

slang the real physical world, as contrasted with the world of cyberspace

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Example Sentences

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Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk about his memes in meatspace.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

The throughline to today is taut, with genres by and marketed to women, particularly romance, gaining popularity on BookTok and thus seeping into the meatspace.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

The spokesperson described them as "NFT nerds" and said the platform's team was spread across different timezones and have mostly "never even met each other in meatspace".

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2022

They also found that not all of the customs of the online NFT world translate well to meatspace.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

A goodbye is merited only if one plans to disappear into meatspace for a while.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2019

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