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noun
Any foodstuff of dubious nature or origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, uncountable
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History
From a foodstuff in the 1973 science fiction film Soylent Green, from soylent in the 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison, from soy and lentils.
