- This is a compounding of the words meat + space, where meat implies the world where people exist rather than the world of electronics.
Meatspace
noun compounding
Said of something that takes place in the real world rather than in the online world (cyberspace).
Etymology : compounding of meat + space
Source : “Wanna meet up in meatspace and grab lunch?” said to me by a friend while chatting online. November 14, 2010.
Last modified: 9 December 2010