Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, ironic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Originally an advertising slogan for Wheaties breakfast cereal. Used ironically in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions to refer to a martini.
