sausage factory
The term "sausage factory" can refer to both a literal facility for producing sausages and a metaphor for processes that are unappealing or opaque.
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Definition
B1Manufacturing
A facility that produces sausage meat products.
Example
- The local sausage factory employs hundreds of workers to produce a variety of sausages.
B2Social Gatherings
(slang, informal)A gathering or party with few to no women present, often predominantly male.
Example
- The party was such a sausage factory; there were almost no women there.
C1General
(figurative)A process or organization that produces large quantities of something, often implying a lack of quality or transparency.
Example
- The legislative process can often feel like a sausage factory, with deals and compromises made behind closed doors.
C1Journalism
(figurative)The process of creating news, involving the pursuit of stories, sources, and research, which can be seen as unappealing or messy.
Example
- Journalists often refer to their work as a sausage factory due to the chaotic nature of news production.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "sausage factory":
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