rib eye

noun
1.
a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.
Also, rib-eye.
Also called rib-eye steak.
Origin
1925-30
Contemporary definitions for rib-eye steak
noun

a tender beef steak from the outer side of the rib section; also written rib eye steak , ribeye steak , also called rib steak , Delmonico steak

Word Origin

from the 'eye' of the prime rib

Usage Note

cooking

Slang definitions & phrases for rib-eye steak

ribbie

noun

A run batted in; rbi: had two other big ribbies/ Brandon had two homers and seven rib-eye steaks (RBI) (first forms baseball 1960s+, third 1990s+)