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pastie

/ˈpeɪsti/

pastie noun: an item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples. Also the alternative spelling of pasty.

pastie: an item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples
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Noun (1)

pastie (plural pasties)

  1. An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples.
    • My health has much improved; I could probably go back to wearing bras if I wanted to. But I’ve grown fond of my strange-looking pasties.2025 April 28, Kathryn Bromwich, “The one change that worked: I took my bra off during lockdown – and never put it on again”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    nipple pastie

Noun (2)

pastie (plural pasties)

  1. (Northern Ireland) A circular, battered and deep-fried meat pie usually consisting of minced pork, onion, potato and seasoning and served in a bap or with chips. A peculiarity of Northern Irish "chippy" cuisine, rarely (if ever) seen outside the area.

Also used as

pastie is also the alternative spelling of pasty.

Synonyms of pastie

Forms of pastie

pluralpasties
alternative formpasty

Origin of pastie

From paste + -ie. First use appears c. 1954, in the publications of E. J. Abbot.

From Middle English paste, from Anglo-Norman paste and Old French pasté. Doublet of patty.

Words formed from pastie

Phrases with pastie

Words that rhyme with pastie

Questions about pastie

What does pastie mean?
Pastie means an item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples.
What part of speech is pastie?
Pastie is a noun.
How do you pronounce pastie?
Pastie is pronounced /ˈpeɪsti/.
What is the plural of pastie?
The plural of pastie is pasties.

Words near pastie in the dictionary

  1. pasticheurs
  2. pastichey
  3. pastiching
  4. pastichio
  5. pastichios
  6. pastie
  7. pastier
  8. pastiera
  9. pastieras
  10. pasties
  11. pastiest

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