meat rack en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- A rack used for storing meat.
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(idiomatic, slang) A place where people can meet looking for sexual partners.
Soon, we got up, walked around the west side — toward the "meat rack" — the gay part of the park. There, it was as if someone had hung a line of marionettes on the railing: the lonesome young homosexuals, legs dangling, looking, waiting for that one-night's sexual connection...
1963, John Rechy, City of Night, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meat racks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
meat market (place to find sex partners)