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meatrock

meatrock noun: a piece of highly processed mechanically separated chicken that is used as an ingredient for meals served in the US prison system.

Noun

meatrock (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) A piece of highly processed mechanically separated chicken that is used as an ingredient for meals served in the US prison system.
    • It was originally served in the form of handmade meatball-like chunks that resemble medium sized rocks (hence the prison name “meatrock”)2018 November 29, Uhuru B. Rowe, Conscious Prisoner
    • The meat is usually what we call “meatrock” – actually low-grade ground chicken that says “for institutional use only” on the side of the box.2021 January 15, Daniel A. Rosen, ““Let Them Eat Dog Food”: Nutrition and Health Behind Bars”, in Three Hots One Cot

Origin of meatrock

From meat + rock; from the food's resemblance to a piece of rock in some forms.

Questions about meatrock

What does meatrock mean?
Meatrock means a piece of highly processed mechanically separated chicken that is used as an ingredient for meals served in the US prison system.
What part of speech is meatrock?
Meatrock is a noun.

Words near meatrock in the dictionary

  1. meatride
  2. meatrider
  3. meatriders
  4. meatrides
  5. meatriding
  6. meatrock
  7. meatrode
  8. meats
  9. meatsafe
  10. meatsafes
  11. meatscreen

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