cold meat
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
One or more corpses, or people soon to be killed.
Một hoặc nhiều xác chết, hoặc những người sắp bị giết
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Register: slang
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
A dead wife is the beat cold meat in a man's house.
Vợ đã mất là món thịt lạnh ngon nhất trong nhà của một người đàn ông
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Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Sense 3
a corpse. COLD-MEAT BOX, a coffin.
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “cold meat” mean?
One or more corpses, or people soon to be killed.
Is “cold meat” formal or informal?
cold meat is generally slang.