"meatspace" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-meatspace.wav
Etymology: From meat + space; by analogy with cyberspace. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|meat|space}} meat + space Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} meatspace (uncountable)
  1. (Internet, often derogatory) The physical world, as opposed to the virtual world of the Internet. Wikipedia link: meatspace Tags: Internet, derogatory, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: fleshspace [rare], IRL, offline, real life, meat-space, meat space
    Sense id: en-meatspace-en-noun-VzMhpRfj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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