Definition of meat-and-potatoes
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of fundamental importance : basic
also
: concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects of something
2
: unpretentious, simple
a real meat-and-potatoes guy
3
: providing or preferring simple food (such as meat and potatoes)
meat and potatoes
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in constructionDefinition of meat and potatoes (Entry 2 of 2)
: the most interesting or fundamental part : meat sense 4
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The first known use of meat-and-potatoes was in 1846
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