meatbag

Organic sentient being

Meatbag is a derisive term for a human body or a human being, emphasizing biological vulnerability in contrast to machines.

The term gained popularity through science fiction, particularly robots or AI characters expressing contempt for organic life: Quiet, meatbag—your kind is obsolete.

It can also be self-deprecating: Time to drag this meatbag to the gym.

anatomical

body

Physical structure, living thing

tissue · muscles · bones · blood · corpse · carcass · torso · physique · frame · vessel

insult

human

Homo sapiens individual

squishy · vulnerable · weak · biological · frail · inferior · primitive · carbon-based · fragile · expendable

robotic

cyborg

Organic-mechanical hybrid entity

  • androidMachine resembling a person
  • robotProgrammable automated machine
  • AISimulated cognitive processing

machine · Terminator · droid · synthetic · mechanical · automaton · cybernetic · artificial · silicon · inorganic

Opposites
biological vs. mechanical composition

meatbagrobot

Programmable automated machine

machine · android · automaton · droid · AI

pejorative register for humans vs. respectful terms

meatbagimmortal soul

Everlasting spiritual essence

human being · soul · divine creation · spirit · person

mortality/fragility vs. durability

meatbagimmortal

Cannot die

eternal being · imperishable · titanium frame

Family

meat, bag, meats, meaty, meatier, meatiest, meatiness, bags, bagged

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG