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Pasty

//ˈpæsti// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like paste, sticky.

    "These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well; they are very pasty."

  2. 2
    Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor.

    "He is pasty-faced."

  3. 3
    Whiteskinned. derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur

    "He smoothed his tailored suit and red tie. "Boy, does it look like I ain't rich now? My pockets are already full of paper! Why the fuck would I want to risk doing business with some pasty cracker? For all I know, you a cop!""

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive wordnet
  2. 2
    resembling paste in color; pallid wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of pastie (“a small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers”). alt-of, alternative, in-plural

    "Nonchalantly she bared one succulent pasty-topped breast."

  3. 3
    (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers wordnet
  4. 4
    small meat pie or turnover wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From paste + -y (adjectival suffix).

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

From paste + -y (diminutive suffix).

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