"what am I, chopped liver" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-what am I, chopped liver.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=what am I, chopped liver?}} what am I, chopped liver?
  1. A rhetorical question used to indicate that the speaker is feeling left out or slighted by attention given to another person or persons. Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions
    Sense id: en-what_am_I,_chopped_liver-en-phrase-KG-jQ0h2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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