Meanings
nounlunch meat (countable and uncountable, plural lunch meats)
plural lunch meats · alternative lunchmeat
- countableuncountableAny processed, prepackaged molded meat served sliced for consumption in sandwiches or salads.
Synonyms: luncheon meat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny processed, prepackaged molded meat served sliced for consumption in sandwiches or salads.
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nounany of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold
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APA
lunch meat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunch%20meat
MLA
“lunch meat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunch%20meat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunch meat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunch%20meat.
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