meatloaf

meatloaf

Unsolicited junk email sent by one's personal contacts; that is, homemade "spam" (unsolicited emails sent en masse, especially to advertise services, products, or moneymaking schemes). Ever since my grandmother started using email, my inbox has been flooded with the meatloaf she sends. Dad, I know you think these are funny, but I don't need any more meatloaf to sort through.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

meatloaf

n. unwelcome email messages, jokes, etc., “homemade spam.” My so-called friends filled up my mailbox with meatloaf while I was gone.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • eddress
  • edress
  • spam
  • e-dress
  • junk fax
  • spokes
  • be on the look out
  • be on the lookout
  • on the lookout
  • keep (one's) opinions to (oneself)
References in periodicals archive
27 - Breakfast - Apple bosco; Lunch - Meatloaf w/gravy, chicken caesar salad, cheeseburger, mashed potatoes/celery, fresh fruit/peaches, milk
In a pan capable of containing the meatloaf, fry the vegetables to add a little colour, then add the stock and bring to the boil, and lower to a simmer.
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The American variety of meatloaf was a creation of the late 19th century, a take on the Pennsylvania Dutch loaf of spiced pork scraps, cornmeal, and flour that's known as scrapple.
The reduced-fat meatloaf with spices scored slightly higher than the full-fat version (6.75 vs.
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SUPERMARKET Tesco has withdrawn a line of frozen meatloaf made in Northern Ireland after tests revealed it contained between 2% and 5% horse meat, it said last night.
Tesco Plc, Britain's biggest grocer, said on Tuesday it withdrew its line of frozen meatloaf after it tested positive for between 2 to 5 percent horsemeat.
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It's not fibbing to them that I add almost as much shredded vegetables to the meatloaf as I do meat--it's STILL meatloaf....
Whenever I think of meatloaf I immediately think of American TV programmes, mostly trashy dramas and soaps, with families sitting down to their Sunday lunch which consists of, yes, you've guessed it, meatloaf.