red meat

noun

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

red meat

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of red meat¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Harvard researchers have found that increasing the amount of red meat you consume may, in some cases, raise the risk of early death.

From Ozy

I turned to ground turkey as an alternative to ground beef, and what started as a way to help me cut red meat from my diet became an enjoyable exercise in cooking.

From Washington Post

Although he recognized the political difficulty of telling Americans they can’t eat any more red meat, Gates said he sees real potential in plant-based alternatives from companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods.

From MIT Technology Review

I stopped eating red meat and pork, very rarely eat cheese and other high-fat dairy products, barely touch alcohol, cut back on portions and sweets, and quit fried foods cold turkey.

From Washington Post

If you’ve been serving a steady diet of red meat, your customers won’t suddenly accept chicken or tofu.

From Vox

Limbaugh makes comments like this because his right-wing fans require a non–stop diet of race-baiting red meat.

From The Daily Beast

But his poor showing is not for lack of trying, and the red meat he now tosses to the base is at least of a novel variety.

From The Daily Beast

“This is red meat on the campaign trail for Republicans,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

I told her I was up for it and prepared by abstaining from alcohol, coffee, red meat, and sex for two days prior to the ceremony.

From The Daily Beast

Palin then goes on to offer conservatives so much red meat that the network should come with a health warning.

From The Daily Beast

Sassafras, youre feeding Tessie too much red meat, said Tootles, shifting his metaphors as Sam came to the rescue.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, there is uric acid in red meat, so let us forbid rheumatic people to eat it!

From Project Gutenberg

They ate at T-bone Tommy's, consuming a vast quantity of red meat with but a minor accompaniment of vegetables.

From Project Gutenberg

The firm white and red meat and a bit called the "coral" are the parts to be eaten.

From Project Gutenberg

It stimulated her appetite, too, and she managed to swallow a few spoonfuls of the soup and a little lean, red meat of a chop.

From Project Gutenberg