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shake and bake

noun

Etymology

From the brand name Shake 'n Bake, a powdered seasoning, so called because one could put it in a plastic bag with meat, then easily season the meat by shaking.

Definitions

  1. Something fast, or easy to use or perform

    Something fast, or easy to use or perform; a simple, crude object or action.

    • Yet, until the last few decades of the twentieth century, the approach that Levi describes, which chemists like to call ‘shake and bake’, was often the best they could do.

  2. A non-commissioned officer with little experience, qualified through a special course.

  3. Crude, unsophisticated

    Crude, unsophisticated; not professionally done, improvised.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA