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meatbally en · ADJ

Etymology

From meatball + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of meatballs.
   • take everything but the cheese and mash together in a meatbally type mush in a bowl 2010 January 13, cafa...@gmail.com, “Meatball half biscuits!”, in Bunny Surprise Recipes (Google Groups), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2023:
   • The meat tastes unadulterated, with a finely ground meatbally texture, and sits high on its sesame-seed throne, crowned with melted Cheddar clinging to thick, clean-tasting bacon. 2003 June 22, Terry Durack, “Split personality misorder”, in The Sunday Review (The Independent on Sunday), London, page 33, column 3:
   • Lingonberry jam enthusiasts can get excited, too: Ikea also plans to open a new food hall in the shopping centre, stocked up with all the usual meatbally goodness. It’s all gravy! 2020 January 9, El Hunt, “Ikea is bringing homeware (and its beloved Swedish meatballs!) to Hammersmith next year”, in Time Out, London: Time Out Group, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2020:
   • >>Is the use of the word 'faggot' really necessary here? >> > No. It is not necessary here. Or there. Or anywhere else. In fact, > it is appalling. Good call, Richard... What about when referring to those nice Welsh meatbally things? 2000 January 20, Rhiannon Macfie, “Flames in the Mirror”, in uk.culture.language.english (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2023:
   • You expect pieces of meat à la chicken nuggets, but the texture is meatbally—it's pulled pork, lightly breaded and deep-fried. 2009 March 12, Bethany Jean Clement, “What's Odd About Oddfellows”, in The Stranger, Seattle, Wash., archived from the original on 06 Nov 2023:
   • > That's not FSM, too many meatballs! Those are meatbally harmonics and sub-harmonics. 2011 April 7, Brian E. Clark, “Science messes up again.”, in alt.atheism (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2023:
   • Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, until the meatballs are heated through. Longer won’t hurt, and the sauce will get infused with meatbally flavor. 2014, Kerry Altiero with Katherine Gaudet, “Spaghetti Wit”, in Adventures in Comfort Food: Incredible, Delicious and New Recipes from a Unique, Small-Town Restaurant, Salem, Mass.: Page Street Publishing Co., →ISBN, page 89:
   • Remember those meatbally things called "faggots"? 2001 February 21, Craig Fothergill, “Love for Boys + Chemistry + Steps = Gay?”, in alt.uk.a-levels (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2023:
   • Image Notes / 1. Meatbally goodness 2011, Soups, Stews & Chili, Instructables, →ISBN:
   • All you need to do is to accept his noodly appendage into your life, (or her round succulent meatbally breasts if you prefer your deities to be female) into your life, embrace pastafarianism with all your heart and soul, and you step into the fold of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti monster. 2005 September 17, Krane, “Madness”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2023:
   • This delicious soup’s hearty, spicy, meatbally goodness is what I grew up ordering every time I went out for Mexican food (which was often). 2023 October 12, Lindsay Parrill, “Love albondigas soup? Our albondigas recipe is a fall and winter favorite, and we think you’ll agree”, in The Manual, Portland, Ore.: Digital Trends Media Group, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2023:
   • One day the owner of the trattoria came out with some meatballs, but Marcello was asleep. He did not wake up when everyone else started eating, thoroughly enjoying all the meatbally goodness. 2019, Fernando Libertella, Marcello the Dog, Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing, →ISBN:
   • Cloudy full of meatbally goodness 2009 September 17, Marie-Joelle Parent, “Cloudy full of meatbally goodness”, in North Bay Nugget, North Bay, Ont., section B, page 4:
   • We are all equals in the Flying Spaghetti Monster's meatbally eyes!!! 2011 November 29, mr dude@harvarduniversity.edu, “Bills fandom for atheists”, in alt.sports.football.pro.buffalo-bills (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2023:
2. With meatballs.
   • Baked garganelli brings muscle to the menu: It’s big, heavy, cheesy, meatbally, and bold. 2016 July 6, Mecca Bos, “An absolute powerhouse”, in City Pages, volume 36, number 1857, Minneapolis, Minn.: Star Tribune Media Company, LLC, page 19, column 1:
   • Then something caught my nose. Residential cooking, stinking up the hallway, coagulated gravy, meatbally, mashed potatoey. 2008, Dexter Petley, One True Void, Ullapool: Two Ravens Press, →ISBN, page 20:
   • Ama and I sat at the kitchen table and scarfed down some rice, vegetables, and a meatbally soup. 2011, Mike Dugan, Below the Horizon, →ISBN, page 169:
   • Ruthie grew up in New York so it was South Italian food she was used to: ‘tomato saucy, meatbally’. 2014, Richard Eyre, What Do I Know? People, Politics and the Arts, London: Nick Hern Books, →ISBN, page 47:

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