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cagmag

cagmag

9.9
Cheap, low-quality food, often meat that is stale or tough
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : comida rancia
  • After days of travel, their supplies were reduced to stale cagmag and water.

Examples

  • He complained that the cafeteria only served cagmag for lunch every day.

  • During the harsh winter, the villagers had to eat cagmag to survive.

  • This restaurant serves cagmag that no one wants to eat.

  • I can't believe they offered such cagmag for dinner!

  • The hikers were disappointed when they discovered that their meals consisted of old cagmag instead of fresh food.

  • Many students avoid the school cafeteria because it always serves cagmag that is unappetizing.

  • After a long day, he reluctantly settled for leftover cagmag instead of cooking a proper meal.

Synonyms

mystery meat
vscagmag
  • Informal
4 7.3

Food whose type or where it comes from you cannot tell, often served in cafeterias

focuses on cheap, stale, or unwholesome meat rather than unknown origin
rabbit food
vscagmag
  • Informal
1 6.9

Raw vegetables or salad that seem boring and not filling

denotes cheap or poor quality meat rather than light vegetable fare
slumgullion
vscagmag
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A thin, plain stew made from leftover meat and vegetables

refers more broadly to cheap low-quality or stale meat, not only stews
heavy stodge
vscagmag
  • UK
8.1

Filling plain food that is not pleasant to eat and makes you feel tired

focuses on low cost and poor quality meat rather than heaviness
stodge
vscagmag
  • UK
8.6

Heavy, filling food like potatoes or bread that usually tastes bland

is narrower on poor cheap meat, not just heavy starchy dishes
caca
vscagmag
  • Informal
9.8

Very bad or yucky when children describe something

applies specifically to cheap, stale, or unwholesome food especially meat

How Appetizing

delicacy
37 6.3
treat
398 1.0
food
1.0
leftovers
1.0
cagmag
  • Archaic
9.9
garbage
  • US
296 1.0

Surface Forms

cagmag singular
cagmags plural

Etymology

Cagmag for bad food is easy to picture: think of cag like gag, because you 'gag' when food is awful, and mag like 'maggot', a sign of rot, which gives the image of cheap, stale, or unwholesome meat. That's why cagmag is used for low-quality or nasty food.