A fork of Rural Dictionary
The opposite of cyberspace; Reality. The flesh and blood existence.
Jack: lolz... Henry: Hey we should hang out together tomorrow. Jack: What, you mean in meatspace?
Real life, as opposed to the internet or video games (cyberspace).
After spending some time on my computer, I decided to go out and take a walk in meatspace.
noun. a term, originating from cyberpunk fiction and culture, referring to the real (that is, not virtual) world, the world of flesh and blood. somewhat tongue-in-cheek. the opposite of cyberspace.
"writers, who can go for three or four days at a time without talking to people in 'meatspace', are particularly attracted to this form of friendship." —andrew brown
Deriving from cyberpunk novels, meatspace is the world outside of the 'net-- that is to say, the real world, where you do things with your body rather than with your keyboard. William Gibson's novels (Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Count Zero in particular) note the difference between the 'Net of the console cowboys and the world of the meat outside.
"For many a true computer geek, moving through meatspace is a daunting prospect." "Simstim was a meat toy, which is why Case had never been able to get into it."
One whom primarily resides in the physical world as opposed to constant connection on the internet and in a virtual or cyber reality.
--Sorry for pulling you away from your 'second life' "Apology accepted meatspacer"
What the virtual is to cyberspace, the flesh and blood is to meatspace.
I dare you to say "pwned" in meatspace.