Noun
I'm not eating as much beef as I used to.
My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself. Verb
She's always beefing about something.
he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined
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Noun
The beef on the beef and natural cheddar was draped on a limp slice of waxy cheese, and the bottom bun was smothered in what the chain calls Red Ranch sauce.—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024 The beef’s history is a long one that breeders in its native Japan can literally trace back through generations of cattle carefully selected and meticulously cared for.—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Verb
During the song’s reign and in the years that followed, the two R&B icons were long-rumored to be beefing, with their rocky relationship becoming a key part of the song’s lore.—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 June 2024 Here in Chicago, temperatures are high and tensions are even higher as two major hot dog restaurants are reportedly beefing.—Elaine Chen, STAT, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for beef
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French beof, bef ox, beef, from Latin bov-, bos head of cattle — more at cow
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