When did ‘meat and potatoes’ become an edible pejorative?

By Jill Wendholt Silva / The Bulletin
March 10, 2009

Urbandictionary.com defines a meat-and-potato man as a “hick” or a “redneck” who won’t eat vegetables. Country singer Alan Jackson proudly professes his love of well-done meat and fried taters in a ditty that includes the line: It’s....

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