US military slang for tinned or canned meat — typically the unidentifiable processed meat products issued as field rations. The term expresses soldiers' low regard for the quality of the food, likening it to something barely fit for primates. Part of a tradition of military food nicknames.
After three days in the field, even the monkey meat tasted good.
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(US, military slang) Tinned meat.
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