# pink slime

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɪŋk ˈslaɪm/

## Definitions
1. An undesirable pink-colored microbial mass occurring in the slurry used in making paper.
2. A meat byproduct produced from scraps by heating and then treating with ammonia to produce a food additive.
3. Low-quality, mass-produced internet content, especially AI-generated.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pink, slime. Slime which is pink.

## Etymology
Apparently first applied to food in 2002 by Food Safety and Inspection Service microbiologist Gerald Zirnstein.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pink-slime