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

When people eat red meat, most of the alpha gal is digested in the stomach and small intestine, with very little being absorbed into the blood. — Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026

What To Prioritize Instead To support your heart health, Rozanski recommends focusing on healthy, unprocessed sources of protein, such as fish, poultry, and lean cuts of red meat, as well as a variety of plant proteins. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026

The Department of Agriculture, which regulates poultry and most red meats, has lost about ten per cent of its food-safety-and-inspection team. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 July 2026

One large study found that people who ate the most red meat had a 62% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who ate the least. — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for red meat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

red meat

noun

: meat (as beef) that is red when raw