lunch meat
noun
US
: cooked meat (such as sliced meat or canned meat) that is usually eaten cold
bought lunch meat for sandwiches
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Why lunch meat is particularly prone to contamination Deli meat’s long and winding path from production facility to table also creates multiple opportunities for microbial contamination.
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Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Sometimes, he was secretly joined by a white boy from the other side of the farm, who shared sandwiches stuffed with pink lunch meat, and who let Mafokate ride his pony.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
The texture was slightly rubbery, like an indistinguishable lunch meat.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Sean Rocha, owner of the Boba King food stand, will debut several snack items made with Spam, the canned lunch meat introduced by Hormel in 1937.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Similarly, not everyone who eats lunch meat is going to develop cancer.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Try these fun miniature-sized ideas: Sandwich: With a sharp knife, cut little triangles of bread, lunch meat, and lettuce, then stack them.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
Here’s why Anyone eating these foods at home should be careful not to allow juice from hot dog and lunch meat packages to get on other foods or food preparation surfaces, plates and utensils.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Anyone eating these foods at home should be careful not to allow juice from hot dog and lunch meat packages to get on other foods or food preparation surfaces, plates and utensils.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
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Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Sometimes, he was secretly joined by a white boy from the other side of the farm, who shared sandwiches stuffed with pink lunch meat, and who let Mafokate ride his pony.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
The texture was slightly rubbery, like an indistinguishable lunch meat.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Sean Rocha, owner of the Boba King food stand, will debut several snack items made with Spam, the canned lunch meat introduced by Hormel in 1937.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Similarly, not everyone who eats lunch meat is going to develop cancer.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Try these fun miniature-sized ideas: Sandwich: With a sharp knife, cut little triangles of bread, lunch meat, and lettuce, then stack them.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
Here’s why Anyone eating these foods at home should be careful not to allow juice from hot dog and lunch meat packages to get on other foods or food preparation surfaces, plates and utensils.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Anyone eating these foods at home should be careful not to allow juice from hot dog and lunch meat packages to get on other foods or food preparation surfaces, plates and utensils.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Lunch meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20meat. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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