Meat and two vegetables, i.e. meat with potatoes and another vegetable, is a traditional English meal.
Origin
The term, in an allusion to the commonplace nature of this type of meal, has also been used metaphorically to denote an ordinary, run-of-the-mill offering. In the 20th century it has also been a jokey reference to male genitalia.
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medulla commented on the word cootie catcher
No definitions for cootie catcher, such a shame!!!
March 12, 2012
medulla commented on the word halcyon
Really beautiful poem!
September 22, 2011
medulla commented on the word meat and two veg
Meaning
Meat and two vegetables, i.e. meat with potatoes and another vegetable, is a traditional English meal.
Origin
The term, in an allusion to the commonplace nature of this type of meal, has also been used metaphorically to denote an ordinary, run-of-the-mill offering. In the 20th century it has also been a jokey reference to male genitalia.
June 9, 2010
medulla commented on the word prize marrow
Babies were exhibited and judged like prize marrows.
June 3, 2010
medulla commented on the word prize marrow
Oh, I am sorry - it's not Mark's prize marrow after all.
June 3, 2010