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meals rejected by Ethiopians; meals refused by Ethiopians
noun
military MREs (meals ready to eat) US- The Army now calls them MREs: Meals-Ready-to-Eat. The soldiers call them Meals-Rejected-by-Ethiopians. — Washington Post, p. A3, 20 December 1988
- Reservist Carolyn Bowman tells me that the miserable packaged chow officially known as MRE (Meals, Ready to Eat) is translated by the troops as “Meals, Refused by Ethiopians.” — San Francisco Chronicle, p. B1, 21 September 1990
- — Judi Sanders, Don’t Dog by Do, Dude!, p. 21, 1991
- “Desert cherries” in “Kevlars” fly the “Sand Box Express” to the “beach” and soon are complaining about “Meals Rejected by Ethiopians” if they can’t find a “roach coach” run by “Bedouin Bob.” — Houston Chronicle, p. 15, 24 January 1991
- — Tom Kelly, The Retired Officer Magazine, January 1993
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