sausage factory

noun5

1. •
   A facility producing sausage meat products.
2. •
   An unappealing process to generate something familiar.
3. •
   The process of creating news, involving the pursuit of stories, sources and research.
4. •
   Dealings and compromises that take place behind the scenes to enact legislation.
5. •
   (slang) Synonym of sausage party.