tube steak en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
A rhyming allusion to cube steak and the item's shape.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, humorous, idiomatic) A frankfurter/hot dog.
She said it's often used in doughnuts and American hot dogs (solving at least a minuscule part of the what's-in-a-tube-steak mystery).
2008 May 14, Lisa Donovan, “Mace has sweet, mild flavor all its own”, in Chicago Sun-Times:
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(Australia, Canada, US, slang) A penis.
I want to slip my tube steak into your sister. What'll you take in trade?
1987, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford, directed by Stanley Kubrick, Full Metal Jacket, spoken by Joker (Matthew Modine):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tube steaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tubesteak | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tube-steak | alternative | lexicographic |