cold meat

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

One or more corpses, or people soon to be killed.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một hoặc nhiều xác chết, hoặc những người sắp bị giết

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Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

All dead. Cold meat.

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

Meaning · English

A dead wife is the beat cold meat in a man's house.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vợ đã mất là món thịt lạnh ngon nhất trong nhà của một người đàn ông

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Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)

Where it’s used: Origin British & Irish English
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

Meaning · English

a corpse. COLD-MEAT BOX, a coffin.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thi thể

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Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)

Where it’s used: Origin British & Irish English
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.