"meatbag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meatbags [plural]
Etymology: meat + bag. The use as a slur for organic lifeforms – as opposed to robots or AIs – originated with the robot Bender from the animated TV series Futurama, but became popular with its use by killer droid HK-47 from the Star Wars fictional universe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|meat|bag}} meat + bag Head templates: {{en-noun}} meatbag (plural meatbags)
  1. (slang) A stomach. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-meatbag-en-noun-WvrEBbSh
  2. (slang, possibly offensive) A human or another living creature with flesh in its composition. Tags: offensive, possibly, slang
    Sense id: en-meatbag-en-noun-TJV7D4ji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

Inflected forms

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