avocado toast

American  

[av-uh-kah-doh tohst, ah-vuh‐] / æv əˈkɑ doʊ ˌtoʊst, ɑ və‐ /

noun

1. a dish of toast topped with seasoned mashed or sliced avocado, often served with various garnishes.

   They bring a selection of toppings for the avocado toast—I always go for the chopped olives and roasted peppers.

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Etymology

Origin of avocado toast

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

And let’s be real: this isn’t some “skip avocado toast and you’ll own a house someday” logic.

From Salon

That, in a sense, defines the problem: generational labels aren’t just cute tags we can place on someone to blame them for avocado toast.

From Salon

An order of the chain’s avocado toast runs around $12.99.

From The Wall Street Journal

But reinvest those dividends — actually use the cash to buy more shares instead of blowing it on avocado toast — and that same thousand balloons to $112,000.

From MarketWatch

Avocado toast has become synonymous with the millennial generation but it relies on the main ingredient being soft enough for smashing.

From BBC