What is Side Meat?
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Slabs of meat taken specifically from the sides of a pig, practically a staple in the deep south. May be smoked and cured, in which case it becomes known as bacon, or salted, in which case it is known as salt pork. Sometimes referred to as "side pork," as well, it is an indispensable ingredient for the southern dish of boiled greens.
"Side meat" was mentioned numerous times in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," a story of an Oklahoma family who left home during the Dustbowl years to work in the fruit picking industry in California.
Fry up that side meat, ma - I'm starvin'!
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It means like the person that someone has on the side not including his or her girlfriend or boyfriend.
I text my friend really late at night. Just to see what was going on. Her boyfriend then asked if I was her "Side Meat".
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Any side dishes consisting of, or containing meat,that one would order alongside another main dish, from a location that doesn't necessarily specialize in said dish.
Ordering chicken wings, for example, from a pizza place, or chicken strips from a sub shop.
Friend #1"You guys want some pizza??"
Friend #2"Sure, but can we get some side meat with it??"
Friend #1"Ok, sounds like a plan,"
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