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

Their saliva contains a sugar molecule found in mammalian products that, when introduced to us through their bite, can trigger an allergy to red meat and sometimes dairy. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

This includes red meat, dairy and all mammal byproducts, like bone char. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Don't eat too much red meat, don't skip leg day, and don't leave the lights on. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

People bitten by ticks can develop IgE antibodies against alpha-gal, which can sometimes trigger an allergic response to eating red meat as well as other animal products, such as dairy and gelatin. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 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