noun
General Slang
MRE
EM-ar-EE · noun · informal
Meal, Ready-to-Eat — the packaged field ration.
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The 'Meal, Ready-to-Eat,' the individual packaged field ration, joked about with backronyms like 'Meals Refusing to Exit' and 'Meal, Rarely Edible.'
“We lived on MREs for the whole exercise.”
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MRE In A Sentence
We lived on MREs for the whole exercise.
Origin & Usage
US military; official acronym for the field ration introduced in the 1980s.
People Also Ask
What does MRE stand for?
MRE stands for 'Meal, Ready-to-Eat' — the individual packaged field ration that troops eat when dining facilities aren't available.
Why do soldiers make jokes about MREs?
The bland taste and constipating reputation inspired backronyms like 'Meals Refusing to Exit' and 'Meal, Rarely Edible.'
When were MREs introduced?
The MRE was introduced in the US military in the 1980s, replacing earlier canned field rations.
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