pasty

¹

[pey-stee]

adjective

pastier, pastiest 

1. of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.

   Synonyms: sallow, wan, ashy, ashen, pale

noun

plural

pasties 

1. pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.

pasty

²

[pas-tee]

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

pasties 

1. a pie filled with game, fish, or the like.

pasty

¹

/ ˈpeɪstɪ /

adjective

1. of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste

2. (esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking

noun

1. either one of a pair of small round coverings for the nipples used by striptease dancers

pasty

²

/ ˈpæstɪ /

noun

1. a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc

   Cornish pasty

Other Word Forms

• pastily adverb
• pastiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasty¹

1650–60 pasty ¹ for def. 1; 1950–55 pasty ¹ for def. 2; paste + -y ¹ pasty ¹ ( for def. 1 ), -y ² pasty ¹ ( for def. 2 )

Origin of pasty²

1250–1300; Middle English pastee < Middle French. See pâté

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasty¹

C13: from Old French pastée, from Late Latin pasta dough

Example Sentences

Watching Will Ferrell in prison booty shorts showing off his pasty white legs feels like a crazy way to soothe the Sunday scaries.

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Mr Pegg referred to the collection as "the pasty" due to the coins being wrapped in a cloth bundle which was barely bigger than a Cornish pasty.

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No chancellor wants to unpick a Budget, as George Osborne had to do in 2012 when he U-turned on the "pasty tax".

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The Thomas family company was launched as Thomas Pies in the 1950s, selling sausage rolls, pies and pasties around the south Wales valleys.

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When Burton was asked by Bustle to elaborate on his predilection for pasty actors while promoting the film, which was adapted from Ransom Riggs’ 2011 novel, the director offered a stunningly tone-deaf response.

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