gravy
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vi noun, plural gra·vies.
1.
the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
2.
Slang.
a.
profit or money easily obtained or received unexpectedly.
b.
money illegally or dishonestly acquired, especially through graft.
3.
something advantageous or valuable that is received or obtained as a benefit beyond what is due or expected.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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World English Dictionary
gravy (ˈɡreɪvɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -vies | |
| 1. | a. the juices that exude from meat during cooking |
| b. the sauce made by thickening and flavouring such juices | |
| 2. | slang money or gain acquired with little effort, esp above that needed for ordinary living |
| 3. | slang wonderful; excellent: it's all gravy |
| [C14: from Old French gravé, of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
gravy
1381, from O.Fr. grané (with -n- misread for -u- -- the character used for -v- in medial positions in words in medieval manuscripts) "sauce, stew," probably originally "properly grained, seasoned," from L. granum "grain, seed." Meaning "money easily acquired" first attested 1910; gravy train (1927)
was originally railroad slang for a short haul that paid well.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
But a few economists and money managers have begun to warn that the rumbling gravy train is about to derail.
Too many politicians treat entrepreneurship as yet another gravy train.
Speaking of which, let's take our little gravy bowl and slather this plate with curry.
She drains off a pint of his fat, and with his dark juices makes a thick gravy and squeezes a lemon into it.
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