pasty

English

Etymology 1

From paste +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pāst'i, IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪsti/
• Homophone: pastie
• Rhymes: -eɪsti

Adjective

pasty (comparative pastier, superlative pastiest)

1. Like paste, sticky.

   These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well; they are very pasty.

2. pale, lacking colour, having a pallor

   He is pasty-faced.

   (figuratively) He was feeling pasty.

   Are you feeling OK? You look a bit pasty.

3. (slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) white-skinned
   • 2008, John Lacombe, Winter Games (page 184)

     He smoothed his tailored suit and red tie. "Boy, does it look like I ain't rich now? My pockets are already full of paper! Why the fuck would I want to risk doing business with some pasty cracker? For all I know, you a cop!"

   • 2010, James W. Lewis, Sellout (page 107)

     “So, snow bunny, what should black women do? How do we...oh, how do I say this... cure our brothas of this widespread, pasty disease?” I didn't reply. Again, I tried to step away. Again, she grabbed my arm.

Synonyms

• (sickly pale): See also Thesaurus:pallid

Translations

like paste, sticky

• Dutch: pasteus
• Irish: taosach
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: pastoso m, pegajoso (es) m

pale, lacking colour

• Finnish: kalpea (fi)
• Spanish: pálido (es) m, opaco (es) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: blek (sv)

Noun

pasty (plural pasties)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.
   • 2004 February 2, Jake Drake, “Janet Jackson and American Slut Culture”, in rec.music.opera‎^[1] (Usenet):

     There really is no other purpose for wearing a pasty than to avoid being arrested for indecency.

Translations

a covering for the nipple

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胸貼／胸贴, 胸贴 (xiōngtiē)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ニプレス (nipuresu), ニップレス (nippuresu)

Related terms

• paste

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman paste and Old French pasté.

Alternative forms

• pastie

Pronunciation

• enPR: păst'i, IPA^(key): /ˈpæsti/
• Rhymes: -æsti
• enPR: päst'i, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːsti/
• Rhymes: -ɑːsti

Noun

pasty (plural pasties)

1. A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.

Usage notes

The spelling pasty is preferred in the United Kingdom, but in Australia pastie is more common.

Derived terms

• Cornish pasty
• nasty pasty
• party pasty
• Pastygate
• pasty tax

Translations

A type of seasoned meat and vegetable pie

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 餡餅／馅饼 (zh) (xiànbǐng), 馅饼 (zh) (xiànbǐng)

• Cornish: pasti
• Finnish: pasteija (fi), piirakka (fi)
• Greek: μπουρέκι (el) n (bouréki)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: pastae m
• Russian: пирожо́к (ru) m (pirožók)
• Slovak: piroh m
• Spanish: empanada (es) f
• Welsh: pastai f, pasten f

See also

• meat pie
• sausage roll
• BBC: Who, What, Why: What exactly is a Cornish pasty?

Anagrams

• Patsy, Tyaps, patsy