Definition
A tender, premium cut of beef or pork from the interior loin area of an animal, or a district known for corruption and vice.
Etymology
Compound of 'tender' (soft, from Latin 'tenere') and 'loin' (from Old French 'loigne'). The cut became named for its exceptional tenderness. The slang term for corrupt city districts emerged in 19th-century America.
Kelly Says
The term 'tenderloin district' was originally slang used by corrupt cops who could extort and bribe more money there—they called it the 'tenderloin' because it was where they could really 'feast!' This dark pun reveals how criminals often develop their own coded language.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
ARالعربية
شريحة
sh-ree-hah
CACatalà
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
ELΕλληνικά
φιλέτο
fi-le-to
GUGU
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
HAHA
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
IDBahasa Indonesia
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
IGIG
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
ITItaliano
filetto
fi-let-toh
KKKK
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
KMKM
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
MRMR
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
MSBahasa Melayu
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
MYမြန်မာ
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
NLNederlands
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
PAPA
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
PLPolski
file mignon
fi-le mi-gnon
PTPortuguês
lombo
lo-m-boh
SWKiswahili
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
THไทย
เนื้อสันใน
nue-sarn-nai
TLTL
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
VITiếng Việt
thịt file
tit fi-le
YOYO
tenderloin
ten-der-loin
ZUZU
tenderloin
ten-der-loin