meal ticket

plural of meat market

(idiomatic, vulgar) Alternative form of beat one's meat (“masturbate”)

(informal, derogatory) Any processed meat product whose animal source is not readily identifiable.

A human body without consciousness. / A person who mindlessly follows the commands of others. / (derogatory, slang) A newsreader, especially one who is not a reporter.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fresh, meat.

Meat that is produced and distributed on an industrial scale, and can be bought and sold on the commodity markets / (US, dated) Meat distributed through the USDA commodity food distribution program

Alternative spelling of meat and potatoes

(uncommon) The meat or flesh of a deer, especially as food; venison.

Cat eaten as meat. / Meat prepared to be given as food for a cat.