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Noun: red meat  red meet
  1. Meat that is dark in colour before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton)
    "He reduced his red meat intake for health reasons"
     
  2. [informal] Political rhetoric or policies that are designed to excite and energize a politician's base, often by appealing to their strongest beliefs or emotions
    "The candidate threw some red meat to their base with promises of tax cuts"

Derived forms: red meats

Type of: meat

Encyclopedia: Red meat