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meat in the room

meat in the room noun: a person or group that functions as warm bodies, especially those who serve no useful purpose.

Noun

meat in the room (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively, slang) A person or group that functions as warm bodies, especially those who serve no useful purpose.
    • Instead he found himself in a packed meeting where he was mere meat in the room.2015 May 4, Matt Prigge, “TV Recap: 'Mad Men,' Season 7, Episode 12: Peggy and Roger get drunk”, in Metro
    • He replaced McNair because of cramp in the last few minutes, and was essentially meat in the room.2015 December 14, Alexander Netherton, “Player Ratings: Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester United”, in The Busby Babe

Questions about meat in the room

What does meat in the room mean?
Meat in the room means a person or group that functions as warm bodies, especially those who serve no useful purpose.
What part of speech is meat in the room?
Meat in the room is a noun.

Words near meat in the room in the dictionary

  1. meat hand
  2. meat hook
  3. meat hooks
  4. meat house
  5. meat houses
  6. meat in the room
  7. meat injection
  8. meat injections
  9. meat jellies
  10. meat jelly
  11. meat jun

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