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’s why it annoys me when we are dubbed the ‘lazy’ generation, or the generation that needs to cut back on avocado toast,” a user posting under the name Charlie Louise said on TikTok.

From MarketWatch

“That’s why it annoys me when we are dubbed the ‘lazy’ generation, or the generation that needs to cut back on avocado toast,” a user posting under the name Charlie Louise said on TikTok.

From MarketWatch

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