meat market

English

Etymology

The colloquial sense was coined in the 1950s. Sex has been likened to meat since as early as the 16th century, with such references to it as "have a jumble in the giblets" and "have a bit of mutton", not to mention "carnal relations".

Noun

meat market (plural meat markets)

A market where meat is sold.
(colloquial, idiomatic) A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or night club.
(colloquial) A place or situation abounding in men, especially beefcake.

Synonyms

(place for casual encounters): meet market

Translations

market where meat is sold

German: Fleischmarkt n, Fleischerei (de) f
Icelandic: kjötmarkaður m
Irish: margadh feola m

Italian: mercato della carne m
Scottish Gaelic: margadh na feòla m

place for a casual sexual encounter

Finnish: lihatiski (fi)
Irish: margadh leathair m, margadh craicinn m

Swedish: köttmarknad

beefcake

References

Halifax The Daily News, article dated the 31 May, 2007 'Meat market' bar discriminates: woman

Anagrams

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