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
But beef prices soared — up 24% over five years — as drought has thinned herds and production costs have soared.—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025 This is a rich, almost chewy, Old Fashioned variation where the salinity of the beef fat meets the sweetness of the maple syrup and subtle chocolate undertone.—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
Mind you, this is when Perry and Swift were still beefing.—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025 Zach Bryan has pledged to never perform in Kansas City again after once again beefing with Chiefs fans on social media.—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beef
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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