Rissole

//ˈɹɪsəʊl// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ball of meat, some variants covered in pastry, which has been fried or barbecued.
  2. 2
    minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat wordnet
  3. 3
    An RSL club. Australia, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To turn (meat) into a rissole or rissoles.

    "I never did care for Sunday joint that was served up cold on Monday, hashed on Tuesday, rissoled on Wednesday, and re-hashed on Thursday[.]"

  2. 2
    To reject or eject; to get rid of. Australia, slang

Example

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"I never did care for Sunday joint that was served up cold on Monday, hashed on Tuesday, rissoled on Wednesday, and re-hashed on Thursday[.]"

Etymology

From French rissole. Australian slang noun, from phonetic similarity; Australian slang verb, euphemistic for arsehole (verb).

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