Gravy - Cultural Use

Cultural Use

Gravy, and its perceived richness, have contributed to its use in several cultural contexts:

  • Used as a descriptive noun, gravy indicates that all is well. "Don't worry, we're gravy."
  • The idiom gravy train, used to refer to any lucrative endeavor, but in particular such endeavors which capitalize on the success of other people.
  • Also used as slang for extra benefits in the idiom "everything else is gravy."

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