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- noun Used other than as an idiom: see
pink ,slime . Slime which is pink.
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Apparently first applied to food in 2002 by Food Safety and Inspection Service microbiologist Gerald Zirnstein.
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deinonychus commented on the word pink slime
"Pink slime (often written with quotation marks as "pink slime") is the common name for a controversial beef product. The name used in the meat industry is lean finely textured beef (LFTB) and boneless lean beef trimmings (BLBT). It is also known by the dysphemistic slang term soylent pink. It is a processed beef product that was originally used in pet food and cooking oil. It was later approved for human consumption." (Wikipedia)
January 23, 2013