dog tucker
Dog tucker is New Zealand slang for low-quality sheep meat that's only fit to be fed to dogs rather than served at a dinner table.
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Dog tucker is New Zealand slang for low-quality sheep meat that's only fit to be fed to dogs rather than served at a dinner table. It's a farming term that found its way into broader NZ vernacular, and it's also used figuratively to describe anything substandard or barely usable — not quite up to scratch, good enough only for the least discerning audience. If someone calls your work dog tucker, they're not paying you a compliment.
That old freezer lamb was dog tucker at best — we wouldn't serve it to guests.
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(New Zealand) sheep meat used as dog food.
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