red meat

noun

1

: meat (such as beef) that is red when raw

2

: something substantial that can satisfy a basic need or appetite

hungry for the red meat of passionate partisanship

—William Safire

Examples of red meat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The researchers evaluated whether or not 97 dietary factors—including red meat and dairy consumption—appeared to affect the risk of colorectal cancer. —Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 18 Jan. 2025

Image Five years ago, protein alternatives appeared poised to take on the primacy of red meat by offering an option that was healthier, more ethical and better for the climate. —Cara Buckley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

In the late seventies, a Senate committee led by George McGovern issued a report calling on people to consume less dairy and red meat. —Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025

The fresh recommendations build on existing evidence that too much red meat, salt and sugar can be linked to health risks, Axios' Ivana Saric writes. —Mike Allen, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

red meat

noun

: meat (as beef) that is red when raw