frankenfood

See also: Frankenfood

English

Etymology

From franken- +‎ food.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: frăngk'(ə)n-fo͞od", IPA(key): /ˈfɹæŋk(ə)nˌfuːd/
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Noun

frankenfood (countable and uncountable, plural frankenfoods)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) Genetically modified food.
    • 2016 April 18, Cristina Alesci, “Monsanto CEO frustrated over 'polarized' GMO debate”, in CNN Business‎[1]:
      As one of the largest producers of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country, Monsanto has been vilified by activists who describe GM products as 'frankenfood.'

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