Ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "abincin kare" ita ce kamar haka: Suna: Matsala ko shambles; wani abu wanda ba shi da tsari, hargitsi, ko rashin aiki mara kyau. Yana nufin wani yanayi ko wani abu da ke cikin rudani ko rikici, sau da yawa saboda rashin kulawa ko rashin kulawa. kayan ado sun warwatse a ko'ina kuma babu wani tsari mai tsauri." shiryaMisali jumla: "Na yi ƙoƙarin yin abincin dare mai ban sha'awa ga baƙi na, amma ya zama abincin dare na kare tare da kayan lambu da aka dasa sosai da nama da aka ƙone." Lura: "Abincin Kare" wata magana ce ta Burtaniya, kuma a cikin Ingilishi na Amurka, irin wannan jumla ita ce "abin karin kumallo na kare." Dukansu maganganun suna nuna ma'anar ɓarna ko ɓarna.