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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Listeria contamination affected Oscar Mayer turkey bacon and blueberries, while labeling issues led to recalls of lunch meat and Wegmans chocolate.
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 3 July 2025
Nevertheless, the agency is urging people to check their refrigerators and freezers for the recalled lunch meat, and to throw it out or return it to where it was purchased.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 July 2025
Its members have thrown bananas, eggs and lunch meat at officials or pro-Beijing lawmakers as a protest gesture.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
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, 19 Mar. 2025
Salmonella recall of tahini in Florida, California, North Carolina, 16 other states
In the deli area, the expiration date sticker on a bulk chunk of pork roll lunch meat read 01/16/25.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
America's favorite sandwich has been revealed, according to a new poll from lunch meat company Carl Buddig & Company and Talker Research.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 3 July 2025
Nevertheless, the agency is urging people to check their refrigerators and freezers for the recalled lunch meat, and to throw it out or return it to where it was purchased.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 July 2025
Its members have thrown bananas, eggs and lunch meat at officials or pro-Beijing lawmakers as a protest gesture.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
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, 19 Mar. 2025
Salmonella recall of tahini in Florida, California, North Carolina, 16 other states
In the deli area, the expiration date sticker on a bulk chunk of pork roll lunch meat read 01/16/25.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
America's favorite sandwich has been revealed, according to a new poll from lunch meat company Carl Buddig & Company and Talker Research.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Lunch meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20meat. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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