Loaf, Meatloaf

/LOAF, MEET-loaf/ · n.

1. A culinary entity of formidable density, characterized by its homogenous composition and substantial profile, typically cloaked in a glaze of ambiguous origin.

2. colloq. A kitchen heavyweight that arrives at the table with the gravitas of a redbrick bungalow.

Etymology. From Middle English lof, meaning 'a mass of bread', combined with 'meat', from Old English mete, signifying 'food in general'. The redundancy of the term mirrors its culinary ambition.

The buffet centerpiece was a thiccc meatloaf straining its aluminum containment, demanding respect by sheer volume.

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