Associations to the word «Pasties»
Noun
Wiktionary
PASTY, adjective. Like paste, sticky.
PASTY, adjective. Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor
PASTY, adjective. (slang) (offensive) (derogatory) (ethnic slur) white-skinned
PASTY, noun. (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.
PASTY, noun. A type of seasoned meat and vegetable pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape. A (savory) hand pie.
Dictionary definition
PASTY, noun. Small meat pie or turnover.
PASTY, noun. (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers.
PASTY, adjective. Resembling paste in color; pallid; "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white".
PASTY, adjective. Having the sticky properties of an adhesive.
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