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shake and bake en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the brand name Shake 'n Bake, a powdered seasoning, so called because one could put it in a plastic bag with meat, then easily season the meat by shaking.
Meanings
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(informal) Crude, unsophisticated; not professionally done, improvised.
Forms
Deriveds
wake and bake
Relateds
quick-and-dirty · bake-off · ready-made · dump-and-bake
wikipedia: Shake 'n Bake
shake and bake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the brand name Shake 'n Bake, a powdered seasoning, so called because one could put it in a plastic bag with meat, then easily season the meat by shaking.
Meanings
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(informal) Something fast, or easy to use or perform; a simple, crude object or action.
Yet, until the last few decades of the twentieth century, the approach that Levi describes, which chemists like to call ‘shake and bake’, was often the best they could do.
2001, Philip Ball, Molecules: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2003, page 24:
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(US, historical, slang) A non-commissioned officer with little experience, qualified through a special course.
Forms
wikipedia: Shake 'n Bake