"sausage factory" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sausage factory.ogg [Australia] 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 5 19 14 17
  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. Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-sausage_factory-en-noun-HkYFop8T Topics: literature, media, publishing
  4. (journalism) The process of creating news, involving the pursuit of stories, sources and research. Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-sausage_factory-en-noun-Obi4kMG3 Topics: journalism, media
  5. (politics) Dealings and compromises that take place behind the scenes to enact legislation. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-sausage_factory-en-noun-Zc1yaXLW Topics: government, politics

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