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What does "junk food" mean?

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junk food

Definition:

food lacking in nutrition, food containing a lot of fat, sugar, salt and preservatives

Usage:

informal, from "junk", meaning worthless or useless items; trash

Sample Dialogue:

A: This candy is so good. Here, do you want some?
B: No way! How can you eat that? It's not good for you.
A: It may not be good for you, but it tastes so good.
B: There's nothiing good about junk food. It will just make you fat.





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