“I can’t explain it but olives are just meat grapes”

Olives have sometimes been called “meat grapes.”
 
“I know a husband that calls olives ‘meat grapes’” was posted on X/Twitter by Incidentally Bentley on January 4, 2013. “Olives are meat grapes” was posted on X/Twitter by itsahmeshamandy on April 16, 2017. “Olives are just meat grapes. #highthoughts” was posted on X/Twitter by THE GLENN CLOSE on November 4, 2024. “saw a description of olives as ‘salty meat grapes’ and goddamn if that ain’t accurate” was posted on Bluesky by Jason, the Okayest Painter on February 25, 2025.
   
“I can’t explain it but olives are just meat grapes” was posted on X/Twitter by Kelly on November 4, 2024, but the original tweet no longer exists.  “I can’t explain it but olives are just meat grapes” (shown on an image) was posted on Bluesky by Not David Lynch on November 5, 2024.
 
 
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Incidentally Bentley
@Incidentallyb
@Kavstick I know a husband that calls olives ‘meat grapes’.
5:10 PM · Jan 4, 2013
 
X/Twitter
themalldeli
@themalldeli
New in Nocharella Olives. Bright green and super tasty! ‘Meat grapes’ anyone?
7:27 AM · Oct 14, 2013
 
X/Twitter
itsahmeshamandy
@shmandyface
Olives are meat grapes.
3:20 PM · Apr 16, 2017
 
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brooklyn
@broklon
today i realized that olives are meat grapes
12:36 PM · Nov 5, 2017
 
X/Twitter
Yooree Losordo 김유리
@y00ree
Me all my life:
Olive = meat grape
9:55 AM · Feb 19, 2019
 
X/Twitter
dilute the newt
@n3wtconcentrate
fuck olives, god damn savory ass meat grapes
10:39 PM · May 30, 2019
 
X/Twitter
grayson 🛝
@gaudysphinx
olives are meat grapes
11:26 AM · Aug 7, 2022
 
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UC | sKOtchbonnet
@littlemacmain
Olives are sweaty meat grapes and I won’t be swayed.
8:04 PM · Oct 29, 2023
 
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(“I can’t explain it but olives are just meat grapes” is shown by Kelly @kelly__l.—ed.)
 
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Tony Baloney™
@borrowedflesh
I can’t explain it but olives are just meat grapes
11:27 AM · Nov 4, 2024
 
X/Twitter
THE GLENN CLOSE
@rocknrollbard
Parody account
Olives are just meat grapes. #highthoughts
5:55 PM · Nov 4, 2024
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Bluesky
Not David Lynch
‪@notdavidlynch.bsky.social‬
[A meme showing olives with the caption “I can’t explain it but olives are just meat grapes”
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November 5, 2024 at 8:15 PM
   
X/Twitter
THE_DAB_KING😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️ 👑
@Dabkingg710Dab
Olives are just meat grapes 🤷🏻‍♂️😂
2:26 PM · Nov 7, 2024
 
X/Twitter
breann 𖤐
@lil_tater_tots
“Olives are just meat grapes”
8:39 PM · Nov 17, 2024
 
Bluesky
Jason, the Okayest Painter
‪@theokayestpainter.bsky.social‬
saw a description of olives as “salty meat grapes” and goddamn if that ain’t accurate
February 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
 
Facebook
All You Can Eat
September 26, 2025 at 7:56PM ·
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(“I can’t explain it but olives are just meat grapes” is shown on an image.—ed.)