Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, slang)A group of overweight or obese people.

Origin

Originally the name of a conglomerate of beef producers; later adopted ironically by US ca

Originally the name of a conglomerate of beef producers; later adopted ironically by US carnival showman WB ‘Billy’ Watson, who used it as the name for his sideshow of overweight women.

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Forms

plural: beef trusts
Singularbeef trust
Pluralbeef trusts

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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