shaft meal
adj.— «The meal itself becomes—particularly if it’s the usual trinity of chicken, pasta and salad—the shaft meal or the gruel.» —by Anthony Bourdain Kitchen Confidential May 22, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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