meat market

Meaning

1. A market where meat is sold.
2. (colloquial, idiomatic) A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or nightclub.
3. (colloquial) A place or situation abounding in men, especially beefcake.

Synonyms

butcher shop

Translations

Fleischmarkt

κρεοπωλείο

χασάπικο

boucherie

mercato della carne

talho

Etymology

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".