Meaning of meat in the room | Babel Free

Definitions

A person or group that functions as warm bodies, especially those who serve no useful purpose.

slang, uncountable

Examples

“Instead he found himself in a packed meeting where he was mere meat in the room.”

“He replaced McNair because of cramp in the last few minutes, and was essentially meat in the room.”

“N is a vegetarian who doesn’t like aubergines, from which I think you can conclude he only became veggie because he’s not a huge fan of food. He’s only there for company, just meat in the room (ironically).”

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