meatloaf
Definition
Noun: A cooked dish consisting of ground meat that has been mixed with other ingredients, shaped into a rectangular loaf, and baked.
Usage
Meatloaf is typically served as a main course, often sliced. It is a common home-cooked meal in many cultures. - For dinner, we had meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy. - My grandmother's meatloaf recipe is the best I've ever tasted.
Advanced Usage
- "to be (as) comforting as meatloaf": Used figuratively to describe something that provides a sense of traditional, homey, and simple comfort.
- After a long, stressful week, that movie was as comforting as meatloaf.
Variants and Related Words
- Meatloaf sandwich (n): A sandwich made with sliced meatloaf as the filling.
- My favorite lunch is a warm meatloaf sandwich with ketchup.
Synonyms
- Ground meat loaf: A more descriptive synonym.
- Pâté (note: while also a loaf of ground meat, pâté is often finer, served cold, and may include liver).
Related Idioms
- "The meatloaf of [something]": A humorous or critical way to refer to something that is considered a basic, standard, or unexciting example of its category.
- That generic action movie is the meatloaf of summer blockbusters.
Noun
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a baked loaf of ground meat
