- Example: "There are few things more satisfying than a tastybird sandwich." Tastybird arose as metonymy for turkey breast meat, as the concepts of "tasty" and "bird" are associated in time and space with the turkey breast meat. Therefore, the usage of these two qualities came to be associated with the food item itself.
Tastybird
compounding; noun
Sliced turkey breast meat, usually of the type used in sandwich making
Etymology : From 'tasty' + 'bird'
Source : Spoken language, 8/30/11
Last modified: 2 December 2011