bag nasty
n.— «Did he ever eat bag nasties? (Slang for MRE’s—Meals Ready To Eat—K Rats of the future, in plastic pouches.)» —“Re: He doesn’t know jack-shit” by Karen Schneider Usenet: alt.usage.english Oct. 28, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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