meat market

Meaning

Noun

• A market where meat is sold.
• A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or night club.
• A place or situation abounding in men, especially beefcake.

Origin

• The colloquial sense was coined in the 1950s. Sex has been likened to meat since as early as the 16th century, with such references to it as "have a jumble in the giblets" and "have a bit of mutton", not to mention "carnal relations".