soylent green
Any foodstuff of dubious nature or originAny foodstuff of dubious nature or origin.
» In the sci-fi movie Soylent Green, there is institutionalized euthanasia because of overpopulation.
Meaning
1 senses(humorous, uncountable)Any foodstuff of dubious nature or origin.
Examples
2 sentencesIn the sci-fi movie Soylent Green, there is institutionalized euthanasia because of overpopulation.
Soylent Green is people!
Origin
From a foodstuff in the 1973 science fiction film Soylent Green, from soylent in the 1966From 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.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsoylent pink
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable