meat tag
n.— «A meat tag is a copy of the Army dog tag you wear around your neck, tattooed on your torso, just below your armpit. A meat tag isn’t just a hard-core status symbol. It’s a way to identify your body if the torso is all that remains after you’re blown apart.» —by Paul Rieckhoff Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier’s Perspective May 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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