meat market
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meat market
n.
- A market where meat is sold.
- Slang. An establishment, such as a nightclub, where one looks for a sexual partner.
- Slang. A location or circumstance, such as an audition, where people are viewed as commodities.
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:
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meat-market
noun
noun
A place or area where prostitutes ply their trade; also, a place frequented by people (heterosexuals or homosexuals) in search of sexual partners. (1896 —) .
J. Osborne Every tart and pansy boy in the district are in that place....It's just a meat-market (1957).
[From obs. slang meatnoun , prostitute.]
noun
A place or area where prostitutes ply their trade; also, a place frequented by people (heterosexuals or homosexuals) in search of sexual partners. (1896 —) .
J. Osborne Every tart and pansy boy in the district are in that place....It's just a meat-market (1957).
[From obs. slang meat
| meat-house, meat-hook, meat-head | |
| meat-wagon, mech, mechanic |
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