"sausage factory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-sausage factory.ogg Forms: sausage factories [plural]
Etymology: In the sense of a gathering without women, sausage is a euphemism for penis. In other figurative senses, it is an example of a food that may be made from distasteful ingredients. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sausage factory (plural sausage factories)
  1. A facility producing sausage meat products.
    Sense id: en-sausage_factory-en-noun-BMnpKvkk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 7 18 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 3 21 16 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 3 19 15 14
  2. (slang) Synonym of sausage party Tags: slang Synonyms: sausage party [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sausage_factory-en-noun-AVqB30EG
  3. (literature) An unappealing process to generate something familiar.
    Sense id: en-sausage_factory-en-noun-HkYFop8T Categories (other): Literature Topics: literature, media, publishing
  4. (journalism) The process of creating news, involving the pursuit of stories, sources and research.
    Sense id: en-sausage_factory-en-noun-Obi4kMG3 Categories (other): Mass media Topics: journalism, media
  5. (politics) Dealings and compromises that take place behind the scenes to enact legislation.
    Sense id: en-sausage_factory-en-noun-Zc1yaXLW Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics

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